Winnipeg Beach

Winnipeg Beach
Town
Town boundaries
Town boundaries
Winnipeg Beach is located in Manitoba
Winnipeg Beach
Winnipeg Beach
Coordinates: 50°30′21″N 096°58′27″W / 50.50583°N 96.97417°W / 50.50583; -96.97417
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionInterlake
Area
 • Total
3.87 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
1,439
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Area code(s)204 and 431
Websitewww.winnipegbeach.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Winnipeg Beach is a town in the Interlake Region, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The town was founded in 1900 by Sir William Whyte and is located at the junction of Highway 9 and Highway 229 on the southwestern shore of Lake Winnipeg, about 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of Winnipeg. It is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Gimli, the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, and Dunnottar as well as Lake Winnipeg. Nearby towns are Ponemah, Whytewold, and Matlock (all to the south), Gimli, and Sandy Hook, (located to the north), as well as Teulon, and Selkirk. Its permanent population is 1,439 (as of 2021)[1]

  1. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.