Winkler, Manitoba

Winkler
City of Winkler
From top, left to right: Bethel Heritage Park, Winkler Fire Station, Downtown Winkler
From top, left to right: Bethel Heritage Park, Winkler Fire Station, Downtown Winkler
Official seal of Winkler
Motto: 
Dream. Build. Live.
City boundaries
City boundaries
Winkler is located in Canada
Winkler
Winkler
Location of Winkler
Winkler is located in Manitoba
Winkler
Winkler
Winkler (Manitoba)
Coordinates: 49°10′54″N 97°56′23″W / 49.18167°N 97.93972°W / 49.18167; -97.93972
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionPembina Valley
Incorporated
 - Village 

May 9, 1906
 - TownApril 7, 1954
 - CityApril 7, 2002
Government
 • MayorHenry Siemens[1]
 • Governing BodyWinkler City Council
 • City ManagerJody Penner[1]
 • MPBranden Leslie
 • MLACarrie Hiebert (Morden-Winkler)
Area
 • City20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi)
 • Metro
872.19 km2 (336.75 sq mi)
Elevation
259 m (850 ft)
Population
 • City13,745 (4th)
 • Density663.1/km2 (1,717/sq mi)
 • Urban
13,745
 • Metro
32,655
 • Metro density34.8/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)204, 431
DemonymWinklerite
WebsiteCity of Winkler

Winkler is a city in Manitoba, Canada with a population of 13,745 (census agglomeration 32,655[4]), making it the 4th largest city in Manitoba, as of the 2021 Canadian census.[5] It is located in southern Manitoba, surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Stanley, about one hundred kilometres southwest of Winnipeg and 13 km (8.1 mi) east of its "twin city" Morden.[6] As the largest city in the Pembina Valley, it serves as a regional hub for commerce, agriculture and industry. Winkler is the third-fastest growing city in the province after Morden and Steinbach.[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference council was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "2021 Census, Winkler City Population". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 Census, Winkler Metropolitan Population". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Winkler [Census agglomeration], Manitoba". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Winkler, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Manitoba". February 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Morden and Winkler and Manitoba's very own twin cities". Winnipeg Free Press. November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  7. ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&GEOCODE=46 . 2021 Census. Retrieved February 9, 2022.