Reston | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Reston in Manitoba |
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 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.34 |
Population As Of: | 2016 Census[1] |
Population Urban: | 569 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | 106.6 |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | −6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
Coordinates: | 49.5575°N -101.0933°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | R0M 1X0 |
Area Code: | 204 |
Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
Blank1 Info: | 062F11 |
Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Blank2 Info: | GAWXR |
Reston is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[2] in southwestern Manitoba, located near the border of Saskatchewan on the west and North Dakota on the south. It is the largest community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, which also includes Sinclair, Cromer and Pipestone.
The name of the community was derived from the area where many of the original settlers came from, which was Reston Junction in Berwickshire, Scotland. The post office opened in 1890 on land location 9-7-27W. It was also a Canadian Pacific railway point and there was a school district which had the name Lanark and a district named Reston was later located on 9-7-27W.
In October 2012, Reston sold lots in the community for $10 in order to attract families and businesses.[3] [4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Reston had a population of 659 living in 305 of its 336 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 569. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
Reston was featured during season 3 of the CBC program Still Standing.[6] The episode originally aired on August 8, 2017.