Manyberries | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southern Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 2 |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Population As Of: | 1991 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 96 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 49.4017°N -110.6939°W |
Elevation M: | 930 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
Postal Code: | T0K 1L0 |
Area Code: | +1-403 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | Highway 61 |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Blank1 Info: | Pakowki Lake, Manyberries Creek |
Manyberries is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. It is located approximately 85km (53miles) south of Medicine Hat, at the eastern end of Highway 61 (the Red Coat Trail).
Manyberries experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). Winters are long, cold and dry, while summers are relatively short but very warm. Precipitation is low, with an annual average of 353 mm, and is concentrated in the warmer months. Manyberries is the sunniest spot in Canada, receiving an average of 2,567 hours of sunshine per year.
Manyberries recorded a population of 96 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]
Manyberries has a community hall, a curling rink, a park with playground equipment, and a hotel with lounge. Manyberries still has its original Canadian Pacific railway station and a section house, which are both private residences, and are located beside the former Stirling-Weyburn branch line. CPR abandoned the branch line from just east of Stirling to Consul, Saskatchewan in the late 1980s. The tracks were pulled shortly after in early 1990s from Manyberries to Consul. The hamlet also has two oilfield services company that service the nearby Manyberries oilfield.