world.wikisort.org - CanadaMelita () is a town located in the south-western corner of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is surrounded by the Municipality of Two Borders and occupies a bend of the Souris River. Graham Creek runs along the west side of town and into the Souris River. The population at the 2016 census was 1,042.[1] It sits at the junction of Highways 3 and 83, approximately 320 km southwest of Winnipeg. Melita is known as the "Grasslands Bird Capital of Manitoba"[2] and is located in Manitoba's banana belt.
Town in Manitoba, Canada
Town in Manitoba, Canada
Melita |
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Coordinates: 49°16′05″N 100°59′45″W |
Country | Canada |
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Province | Manitoba |
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• Metro | 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
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• Town | 1,042 |
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• Density | 342.7/km2 (888/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC−5 (CST) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (CDT) |
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History
Evidence of First Nations habitation in the area includes the Linear Mounds Archaeological Site and the Brockinton Archaeological Site, which have provided artifacts dating back to 800 AD.[3] The site has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada.[4]
Charles West was the first recorded European settler, in 1879.[5] The early inhabitants chose the name "Melita" for the town after hearing a Bible reading (Acts 28:1) about St. Paul's shipwreck on the island of Malta (Melita is an older name for the island).[6]
Main Street (2014)
Water tower
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Melita had a population of 1,041 living in 465 of its 548 total private dwellings, a change of -0.1% from its 2016 population of 1,042. With a land area of 3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 326.3/km2 (845.2/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
Notable people
- James Breakey, politician
- John Cobb (Manitoba politician), politician
- Jim Downey (politician), politician
- Betty Fox, cancer research activist and mother of Terry Fox, was raised in Melita.[8]
- Wayne Hall, professional hockey player
- Kory Karlander, professional hockey player
- J. Arthur Ross, politician
See also
References
- "Melita, Town". Census Profile. Statistics Canada.
- "Bird Watching". Town of Melita. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- "Historical Interest". Town of Melita. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- Linear Mounds. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- "Our First Century", Melita-Arthur History Committee, 1983
- Ham, Penny (1980). Place Names of Manitoba. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Prairie Books. pp. 83. ISBN 9780888330673.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- Martin, Sandra (18 June 2011). "Betty Fox, cancer-advocacy champion and mother of Terry Fox, dies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
External links
Canada portal
Places adjacent to Melita, Manitoba |
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Division No. 5, Manitoba (Southwest Manitoba) |
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- Brenda–Waskada
- Boissevain–Morton
- Deloraine–Winchester
- Grassland
- Killarney–Turtle Mountain
- Prairie Lakes
- Two Borders
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- Albert
- Arthur
- Brenda
- Cameron
- Edward
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- Riverside
- Strathcona
- Turtle Mountain
- Whitewater
- Winchester
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- See also: Municipalities in Manitoba
- Census divisions of Manitoba
- 2015 municipal amalgamations
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