Binscarth
Binscarth | |
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Unincorporated urban community | |
St. Matthews Anglican Church in Binscarth. The Binscarth war memorial. | |
  Binscarth Location of Binscarth in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates:50°22′25″N101°09′57″W/ 50.3736°N 101.1658°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Municipality | Russell – Binscarth |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 425 |
Binscarthis an unincorporated urban community in theMunicipality of Russell – Binscarth,Manitoba.It is located approximately 167 km (104 mi) northwest ofBrandon,16 km (9.9 mi) south fromRussell,and 16 km (10 mi) east of theSaskatchewanborder.
Prior to 1 January 2015, it was designated as avillage.
The economic base of Binscarth and area is a mix of agriculture and service businesses. Major industrial employers in the area include threepotashmines nearby in Saskatchewan (NutrieninRocanville,andMosaicK1 inEsterhazyand K2 inGerald) and acanolacrushing plant(Bunge) at Harrowby Manitoba.
History
[edit]The community was originally formed around astock farmestablished 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 theOrkneyislands. When the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway (laterCPR) 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,incorporatingas avillagein 1917.
In 2015, Binscarthamalgamatedwith thetown of Russelland theRural Municipality of Russellto form theMunicipality of Russell-Binscarth.
Seekaywye
[edit]In 1964, Binscarth residents narrowly defeated (by ten votes) a proposal to rename itselfSeekaywye,after theWinnipegradio stationCKY.If successful, the station would have promoted Binscarth/Seekaywye as a vacation resort. CKY also offered the same deal toLa 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.
Demographics
[edit]In the2021 Census of Populationconducted byStatistics Canada,Binscarth had a population of 420 living in 199 of its 213 total private dwellings, a change of3.2% from its 2016 population of 407. With a land area of 1.4 km2(0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of300.0/km2(777.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
Attractions
[edit]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 aMassey-Harristractor, abinder,aseed 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.[2]
Binscarth is home to the "largest outdoor swimming pool on theYellowhead highway."The pool, park and campground are located just south of the community in theSilver Creekvalley.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Binscarth | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°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 °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.8 (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) |
−2 (28) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
11 (52) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18 (64) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11 (52) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24 (−11) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43 (−45) |
−42.5 (−44.5) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−14 (7) |
−2 (28) |
0 (32) |
−4 (25) |
−9 (16) |
−23 (−9) |
−36 (−33) |
−44 (−47) |
−44 (−47) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (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[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places".Statistics Canada.9 February 2022.Retrieved3 September2022.
- ^"Binscarth & District Gordon Orr Memorial Museum".VMC. Archived fromthe originalon 15 January 2013.Retrieved6 April2011.
- ^Environment Canada – Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000,accessed 6 April 2011
- Billboard magazine, June 6, 1964, page 14 "CKY given a No vote" *
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