Carman | |
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Location in the province of Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 49°29′57″N 98°0′3″W / 49.49917°N 98.00083°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Pembina Valley |
Census division | 3 |
Settled | 1870 |
Incorporated (town) | January 1, 1905 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Brent Owen |
• MLA | Lauren Stone |
Area | |
• Total | 4.32 km2 (1.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 270 m (880 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,114 |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Postal code | R0G 0J0 |
Area code | 204 & 431 |
Website | townofcarman |
Carman is a small agricultural town of about 3,000 people in the Pembina Valley Region of southern Manitoba, Canada. Carman is at the junction of Highways 3 and 13, 40 minutes southwest of Winnipeg. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, in the heart of a rich prairie agricultural belt, 60 km (37 mi) north of the American state of North Dakota. The Boyne River passes through Carman.