Deerwood, Manitoba Explained

Deerwood
Pushpin Map:Canada Manitoba
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Deerwood in Manitoba
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Pembina Valley
Subdivision Type3:Census Division
Subdivision Name3:No. 3
Leader Title1:Governing Body
Leader Name1:Rural Municipality of Thompson Council
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Name2:Branden Leslie
Leader Title3:MLA
Leader Name3:Lauren Stone
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2006 Census[1]
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Coordinates:49.3978°N -98.3864°W
Area Code:204
Blank1 Name:NTS Map
Blank1 Info:062G08
Blank2 Name:GNBC Code
Blank2 Info:GAGJL

Deerwood is a locality in south central Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 31 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of Morden, Manitoba[2] in the Rural Municipality of Thompson.

The Post Office was established on 2-21-5W in 1895 and closed in 1968. It was a railway point on the Northern Pacific Railway and was named by a railway official for the number of deer in a heavily wooded area while railway construction was taking place. It was also a School District from 1908 to 1951.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Deerwood has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data . Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population . 2008-11-05 . 2009-01-30.
  2. Web site: Querying Canadian Geographical Names . 2012-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227090144/http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography-boundary/geographical-name/search/distance-result.php?unique_id_str_1=GAGJL&unique_id_str_2=GASBB . 2013-12-27 . dead .
  3. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=993589&cityname=Deerwood%2C+Manitoba%2C+Canada&units= Climate Summary for Deerwood, Manitoba