McAuley | |
Coordinates: | 50.2622°N -101.3886°W |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba#Canada |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of McAuley in Manitoba |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Westman Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census Division |
Subdivision Name3: | No. 15 |
Leader Title1: | Governing Body |
Leader Name1: | Rural Municipality of Ellice – Archie |
Leader Title2: | MP |
Leader Name2: | Robert Sopuck |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Leader Name3: | Greg Nesbitt |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2006 Census[1] |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | −06:00 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −05:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | R0M 1H0 |
Area Code: | 204 |
Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
Blank1 Info: | 062K06 |
Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Blank2 Info: | GAQNJ |
McAuley is a community northwest of Virden, Manitoba located in the Rural Municipality of Ellice – Archie.
The community was named after George W. McAuley who was the townsite owner. It was a railway point for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The post office was named Rutherglen until 1906, referencing a location in Scotland from where some of the settlers had emigrated.
Geographic Names of Manitoba - the Millennium Bureau of Canada