Official Name: | Wanless |
Population Total: | 183 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
Subdivision Type2: | Rural municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Rural Municipality of Kelsey |
Pushpin Map: | Manitoba |
Coordinates: | 54.1783°N -101.3611°W |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Area Total Km2: | 47.25 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Wanless is an unincorporated hamlet in the province of Manitoba, Canada.[1] It is located approximately 50km (30miles) north of The Pas, close to Rocky Lake, within the Rural Municipality of Kelsey. Wanless had an estimated population of 183 in the mid-2010s. The place was named after homesteader Jack Wanless.[2] Wanless is the only community in the Rural Municipality of Kelsey to be an enclave surrounded by land ungoverned by a municipality, besides Cranberry Portage.[3] Wanless is served by the Manitoba Highway 10.
The town has a community centre, playground, church, and a fire station, provided by the Wanless Community Club, which also hosts some events within the community. Duck hunting is an important part of the tourism of Wanless, and also has a few hunting and fishing lodges. The Jimmy Jackfish Ice Fishing Derby happens in March in the Wanless area.