Plum Coulee is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Rhineland within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015.[1] It is west of Altona, one hour southwest of Winnipeg and 22 kilometres from the United States border. It is also the former home to the Plum Coulee Xpress hockey club. It has an artificial beach located in town called Sunset Beach.[2]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Plum Coulee had a population of 1,040 living in 299 of its 338 total private dwellings, a change of 15% from its 2016 population of 904. With a land area of 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi), it had a population density of 426.2/km2 (1,103.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
Notable persons
edit- Philanthropist Saidye Bronfman was born in Plum Coulee.[citation needed]
- Food writer Cecily Brownstone was born in Plum Coulee.[citation needed]
- Violinist Rosemary Siemens is from the Plum Coulee area.[citation needed]
Climate
editPlum Coulee has the hottest daytime temperatures in Manitoba. Summers are hot and winters are similar to other cities in the Canadian Prairies. There are 21 inches of precipitation annually.
| Climate data for Plum Coulee, MB (1971-2000 Normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
14 (57) |
18 (64) |
36 (97) |
38 (100) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
40 (104) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34 (93) |
25.5 (77.9) |
15 (59) |
40 (104) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.3 (2.7) |
−12 (10) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
13 (55) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20 (68) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.1 (−6.0) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−2 (28) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.8 (−36.0) |
−40.5 (−40.9) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−10 (14) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1 (30) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−20 (−4) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
−40.5 (−40.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.8 (0.82) |
19 (0.7) |
25.8 (1.02) |
32.2 (1.27) |
62.3 (2.45) |
87.4 (3.44) |
75.8 (2.98) |
69.5 (2.74) |
53 (2.1) |
40 (1.6) |
25.8 (1.02) |
22 (0.9) |
533.6 (21.01) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
Neighbouring communities
editReferences
edit- ^ "Municipality of Rhineland | Residents". Archived from the original on 2017-03-02.
- ^ Inc, Pelmorex Weather Networks. "Beach Report: Plum Coulee Reservoir (Sunset Beach), MB". The Weather Network.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 3, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved 25 August 2012.