Deerwood, Manitoba

Deerwood
Deerwood
	Monument Commemorating Deerwood School District Number 926
	Deerwood Location of Deerwood in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 49°23′52″N 98°23′11″W / 49.39778°N 98.38639°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Pembina Valley
Census Division	No. 3
Government
• Governing Body	Rural Municipality of Thompson Council
• MP	Candice Bergen
• MLA	Blaine Pedersen
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	204
NTS Map	062G08
GNBC Code	GAGJL

Deerwood is a locality in south central Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 31 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of Morden, Manitoba^[2] in the Rural Municipality of Thompson.

The Post Office was established on 2-21-5W in 1895 and closed in 1968. It was a railway point on the Northern Pacific Railway and was named by a railway official for the number of deer in a heavily wooded area while railway construction was taking place. It was also a School District from 1908 to 1951.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Deerwood has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.^[3]

References

^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
^ Querying Canadian Geographical Names
^ Climate Summary for Deerwood, Manitoba

Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 62) - Deerwood - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

[2006CensMuniPops-1] "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2009-01-30.

[2] Querying Canadian Geographical Names

[3] Climate Summary for Deerwood, Manitoba

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