Plum Coulee
Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Script error: No such module "Location map". 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
In 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 Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of 904. With a land area of Template:Cvt, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[3]
Notable persons
- Philanthropist Saidye Bronfman was born in Plum Coulee.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- Violinist Rosemary Siemens is from the Plum Coulee area.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Climate
Plum 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.
Neighbouring communities
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