Binscarth | |
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Unincorporated urban community | |
Coordinates: 50Β°22β²25β³N 101Β°09β²57β³W / 50.3736Β°N 101.1658Β°W / 50.3736; -101.1658 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Municipality | Russell β Binscarth |
Population | |
β’ Total | 425 |
Binscarth is an unincorporated urban community in the: Municipality of Russell β Binscarth, Manitoba. It is located approximately 167 km (104 mi) northwest of Brandon, 16 km (9.9 mi) south from Russell, and 16 km (10 mi) east of theββSaskatchewan border.
Priorββto 1 January 2015, it was designated as a village.
The economic base of Binscarth. And area is a mix of agriculture and "service businesses." Major industrial employers in the area include three potash mines nearby in Saskatchewan (Nutrien in Rocanville, and Mosaic K1 in Esterhazy and K2 in Gerald) and a canola crushing plant (Bunge) at Harrowby Manitoba.
Historyβ»
The community was originally formed around a stock farm established by, the Scottish Ontario and Manitoba Land Company some three miles northwest of the "current townsite." It was named after the Company founder's ancestral home in the Orkney islands. When the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway (later CPR) was built through the area in 1886, the railway station was established at the current site of SE15-19-28W, and the community soon relocated itself there, incorporating as a village in 1917.
In 2015, Binscarth amalgamated with the town of Russell and the Rural Municipality of Russellββto form the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth.
Seekaywyeβ»
In 1964, Binscarth residents narrowly defeated (by ten votes) a proposal to rename itself Seekaywye, after the Winnipeg radio station CKY. If successful, the station would have promoted Binscarth/Seekaywye as a vacation resort. CKY also offered the same deal to La Riviere, Manitoba, who also said no.
For many years, the radio frequency of CKY 580 was remembered in local business names the 580 Hotel and 580 Plumbing and Heating.
Demographicsβ»
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Binscarth had a population of 420 living in 199 of its 213 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 407. With a land area of 1.4 km (0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 300.0/km (777.0/sq mi) in 2021.
Attractionsβ»
The Binscarth & District Gordon Orr Memorial Museum has a large collection of Native artifacts. The museum is also one of only a handful of museums to exhibit an extinct bison skull. Also on display is a Massey-Harris tractor, a binder, a seed drill, and a 6-horsepower International Engine dating from 1905. There is also a general store, summer kitchen, chapel, and school room. The museum is open in July and August.
Binscarth is home to the "largest outdoor swimming pool on the Yellowhead highway." The pool, park and campground are located just south of the community in the Silver Creek valley.
Climateβ»
Climate data for Binscarth | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high Β°C (Β°F) | 6 (43) |
12 (54) |
21 (70) |
34 (93) |
37.5 (99.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37 (99) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36 (97) |
32 (90) |
21.1 (70.0) |
11 (52) |
38.5 (101.3) |
Mean daily maximum Β°C (Β°F) | β12.7 (9.1) |
β8.3 (17.1) |
β1.8 (28.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
β2 (28) |
β10.2 (13.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
Daily mean Β°C (Β°F) | β17.7 (0.1) |
β13.4 (7.9) |
β6.8 (19.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
11 (52) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18 (64) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11 (52) |
4.3 (39.7) |
β6.4 (20.5) |
β14.8 (5.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
Mean daily minimum Β°C (Β°F) | β24 (β11) |
β20.1 (β4.2) |
β11.9 (10.6) |
β2.5 (27.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
β0.2 (31.6) |
β9.6 (14.7) |
β20.5 (β4.9) |
β3.7 (25.3) |
Record low Β°C (Β°F) | β43 (β45) |
β42.5 (β44.5) |
β36.1 (β33.0) |
β25.5 (β13.9) |
β14 (7) |
β2 (28) |
0 (32) |
β4 (25) |
β9 (16) |
β23 (β9) |
β36 (β33) |
β44 (β47) |
β44 (β47) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.7 (0.97) |
19.1 (0.75) |
27.5 (1.08) |
24.8 (0.98) |
52.5 (2.07) |
79.5 (3.13) |
73.1 (2.88) |
70.6 (2.78) |
54.9 (2.16) |
30.6 (1.20) |
20.7 (0.81) |
23.2 (0.91) |
501 (19.7) |
Source: Environment Canada |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Binscarth & District Gordon Orr Memorial Museum". VMC. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ Environment Canada β Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000βCanadian Climate Normals 1971β2000, accessed 6 April 2011
- Billboard magazine, June 6, 1964, page 14 "CKY given a No vote"*