McAuley, Manitoba explained

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.

References

Geographic Names of Manitoba - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

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.