Warren, Manitoba Explained

Warren
Settlement Type:Unincorporated Community
Pushpin Map:Canada Manitoba
Coordinates:50.1317°N -97.5467°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1882
Leader Title:Reeve of RM of Woodlands
Leader Name:Lori Schellekens
Leader Title1:MLA (Lakeside)
Leader Name1:Trevor King
Leader Title2:MP (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman)
Leader Name2:James Bezan
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5.38
Elevation M:248
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:818
Population Density Km2:auto

Warren is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[2] 26.3km (16.3miles) north-west of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands.

The post office opened in 1882 as Hanlan and was renamed to Warrenton in 1912. The community and Canadian National Railway point were named Warren, while the post office remained Warrenton. Warrenton was rescinded in 1955 and Geographic Board of Canada correspondence in 1905 indicated that the post office and township were named Hanlan after Edward "Ned" Hanlan, "champion oarsman of the world" from 1880 to 1884. Warren was named by the CNR in 1905, after A.E. Warren, Western Vice President of the CNR.[3]

A 40,000-bushel wooden grain elevator was built here in 1948 by Manitoba Pool Elevator. An attached crib annex was added in 1958, more than doubling its capacity. It was shut down in 2000, but was acquired by the municipality and the site is now used for community events.[4] [5]

Today, Warren is home to several organizations, tourist venues, services, an elementary school and a high school.[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Warren had a population of 1,015 living in 329 of its 341 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 818. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]

References

Notes and References

  1. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=DPL&Code1=460085&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&SearchText=warren&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 2016 Census Profile - Warren, Manitoba
  2. Web site: Local Urban Districts Regulation . Government of Manitoba . April 23, 2016 . April 24, 2016.
  3. Book: Geographical names of Manitoba. . 2000 . Manitoba Conservation . Manitoba. Manitoba Conservation . 0-7711-1517-2 . [Winnipeg] . 51764498.
  4. Web site: Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Warren, RM of Woodlands). 2020-12-04. www.mhs.mb.ca.
  5. Web site: Rural Municipality of Woodlands: Grain Elevator Site. 2020-12-04. www.rmwoodlands.info.
  6. Web site: Rural Municipality of Woodlands: Warren. 2020-12-04. www.rmwoodlands.info.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Sep 3, 2022.