Pipestone | |
Pushpin Map: | Manitoba#Canada |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Pipestone in Manitoba |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Westman Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census Division |
Subdivision Name3: | No. 6 |
Leader Title1: | Governing Body |
Leader Name1: | Rural Municipality of Pipestone Council |
Leader Title2: | MP |
Leader Name2: | Larry Maguire |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Leader Name3: | Greg Nesbitt |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2006 Census[1] |
Population Total: | 1458 |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | −6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
Coordinates: | 49.5578°N -100.9456°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | R0M 1T0 |
Area Code: | 204 |
Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
Blank1 Info: | 062F10 |
Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Blank2 Info: | GAVTR |
Pipestone is a community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Located at the corner of Highways 2 and 83, Pipestone is approximately from either Virden or Melita, approximately to the United States border and approximately to the Saskatchewan border. It is mainly an agricultural area with some oil drilling nearby. Pipestone is part of the Rural Municipality of Pipestone.
More than of oil seeped into farmland near Pipestone as a result of a broken pipe in January 2012.[2]
Pipestone was the birthplace of John Hamilton Roberts, who commanded the landing forces in the Dieppe Raid in 1942.