Souris, Manitoba
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Souris (2021 population: 1,970[3]) is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Souris-Glenwood within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to the Manitoba municipal amalgamations on January 1, 2015. It is located within the municipality at the confluence of Plum Creek and Souris River, from which it takes its name. Before 1882, the town was called Plum Creek.[5]
Souris | |
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Coordinates: 49°37′02″N 100°15′37″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Municipality | Souris-Glenwood |
Established | 1881 |
Incorporated | 1903 |
Amalgamation | 2015 |
Government | |
• MLA | Grant Jackson (PC) |
• MP | Larry Maguire (CPC) |
Area (2021)[3] | |
• Land | 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
• Population centre | 2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
• Census subdivision (Souris-Glenwood) | 579.69 km2 (223.82 sq mi) |
Elevation (at weather station)[4] | 432.8 m (1,419.9 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,970 |
• Density | 588.7/km2 (1,525/sq mi) |
• Population centre | 1,935 |
• Population centre density | 772.6/km2 (2,001/sq mi) |
• Census subdivision | 2,547 |
• Census subdivision density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sourisites |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
Postal code | |
Area code(s) | 204 |
Website | www |
The community is home to Canada's longest historic cable-stayed footbridge at 177 m (581 ft) long,[6] known as the Swinging Bridge, which spans the Souris River that divides the community. The Swinging Bridge was built in 1904 as a means of transportation over the Souris River, later floods destroyed the original swinging bridge and in 2013 a modern cable bridge was installed.[7]