Pierson | |
Settlement Type: | Local urban district |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Pierson in Manitoba |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Westman |
Subdivision Type3: | Rural Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Municipality of Two Borders |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Leader Name3: | Doyle Piwniuk |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Area Total Km2: | 1.94 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 174 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 49.18°N -101.2625°W |
Elevation M: | 253.6 |
Elevation Ft: | 832 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
Area Code: | 204 |
Blank Name: | Demonym |
Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Pierson is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[2] located in the Municipality of Two Borders in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. The Antler–Lyleton Border Crossing is located south of Pierson.
Pierson is home to the Carnival of Crafts which averages an attendance of 1,700 people. This event takes place at the Edward Sports Centre on the first Saturday in October.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pierson had a population of 174 living in 85 of its 106 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 190. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
Pierson has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with great differences between summer and winter. The regime is typical of southern Manitoba, the northern edges of North Dakota and the surrounding border region.