Elm Creek, Manitoba

Elm Creek
Elm Creek Fire Department
Elm Creek Fire Department
Elm Creek is located in Manitoba
Elm Creek
Elm Creek
Location of Elm Creek in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°40′32″N 97°59′33″W / 49.67556°N 97.99250°W / 49.67556; -97.99250
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionPembina Valley
Rural MunicipalityGrey
Government
 • MPBranden Leslie
 • MLA (Midland)Lauren Stone (PC)
Area
 • Total
2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Elevation
257 m (843 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
339
 • Density126.2/km2 (327/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Elm Creek is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[1] in Manitoba, Canada. It is about 50 km west of Winnipeg and about 35 km southeast of Portage la Prairie. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Grey. It is home to the second largest fire hydrant in the world which was unveiled on Canada Day, 2001. The fire hydrant was built out of a tank supplied by a volunteer firefighter and was also built by volunteer firefighters. It is also the home of the second largest H4 chondrite (a class of stony meteorite) ever found in Canada. The 8.2-kg mass was found by a local grader driver on a rural road in 1997.

  1. ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.