Deloraine, Manitoba

Deloraine
The post office in Deloraine, constructed 1930
The post office in Deloraine, constructed 1930
Deloraine is located in Manitoba
Deloraine
Deloraine
Coordinates: 49°11′27″N 100°29′38″W / 49.19083°N 100.49389°W / 49.19083; -100.49389[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
VillageMarch 1, 1904
TownMay 1, 1907
AmalgamationJanuary 1, 2015
Area
 • Metro
2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • City978
 • Density385.7/km2 (999/sq mi)
 [2]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (CDT)
Websitehttp://delowin.ca/

Deloraine is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Deloraine – Winchester within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is situated near the Turtle Mountains in the southwestern corner of the province. Located in the Westman Region, the community is 100 km (62 mi) south of Brandon. Deloraine originally incorporated as a village in 1904 and then as a town in 1907. Its town status was relinquished in 2015 when it amalgamated with the Rural Municipality of Winchester.

Deloraine is named after a village in Roxburghshire, Scotland.[3]

  1. ^ "Deloraine". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Deloraine Census 2016". Census Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  3. ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 58. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.