Selkirk, Manitoba

Selkirk
City of Selkirk
Selkirk water tower
Selkirk water tower
Nickname: 
Catfish Capital of the World
City boundaries
City boundaries
Selkirk is located in Manitoba
Selkirk
Selkirk
Location in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°08′37″N 96°53′02″W / 50.14361°N 96.88389°W / 50.14361; -96.88389
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionInterlake and Winnipeg Capital
Settled1813; 211 years ago (1813)
TownJune 5, 1882; 142 years ago (June 5, 1882)
City1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Named forThomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
Government
 • City MayorLarry Johansson
 • Governing BodySelkirk City Council
 • MPJames Bezan
 • MLARichard Perchotte
Area
 • City24.47 km2 (9.45 sq mi)
Elevation225 m (738 ft)
Population
 • City10,504 (7th)
 • Urban
9,761
 • Urban density429.3/km2 (429/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)Area codes 204 and 431
Websitewww.myselkirk.ca

Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located on the Red River about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Winnipeg, the provincial capital. It has a population of 10,504 as of the 2021 census.[2]

The mainstays of the local economy are tourism, a steel mill, and a psychiatric hospital. A vertical lift bridge over the Red River connects Selkirk with the smaller town of East Selkirk. The city is connected to Winnipeg via Highway 9 and is served by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

The city was named in honour of the Scotsman Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, who obtained the grant to establish a colony in the Red River area in 1813.

  1. ^ "Elevation of Selkirk". earthtools.org.
  2. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, City of Selkirk". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.