Plum Coulee is an unincorporated urban community in the
Municipality of Rhineland within the
Canadian province of
Manitoba
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that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is west of
Altona, one hour southwest of
Winnipeg
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and 22 kilometres from the
United States
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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.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada, Plum Coulee had a population of 1,040 living in 299 of its 338 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 904. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Notable persons
* Philanthropist
Saidye Bronfman was born in Plum Coulee.
* Food writer
Cecily Brownstone was born in Plum Coulee.
* Violinist
Rosemary Siemens is from the Plum Coulee area.
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
References
External links
Former Town of Plum Coulee
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Designated places in Manitoba
Former towns in Manitoba
Pembina Valley Region
Populated places disestablished in 2015