Baldur, Manitoba

Baldur
The grain elevator and Veteran Park in Baldur.
The grain elevator and Veteran Park in Baldur.
Baldur is located in Manitoba
Baldur
Baldur
Coordinates: 49°23′08″N 99°14′37″W / 49.38556°N 99.24361°W / 49.38556; -99.24361
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Area
 • Total2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total320
 • Density144.9/km2 (375/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (CDT)

Baldur is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located in the Rural Municipality of Argyle.[2] Baldur is the largest community of the municipality, which is in southwestern Manitoba between Brandon and Portage la Prairie. The community is named after the Norse god Baldur.[3]

  1. ^ "Census Profile". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Town of Baldur website". Retrieved January 11, 2019.