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Melita, Manitoba

Coordinates: 49°16′05″N 100°59′45″W / 49.26806°N 100.99583°W / 49.26806; -100.99583
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Melita
Town
Front Street
Front Street
Town boundaries
Town boundaries
Melita is located in Manitoba
Melita
Melita
Coordinates: 49°16′05″N 100°59′45″W / 49.26806°N 100.99583°W / 49.26806; -100.99583
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural MunicipalityTwo Borders
Area
 • Total
3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,041
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (CDT)

Melita (/məˈlɪtə/) is a town located in the south-western corner of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is surrounded by the Municipality of Two Borders and occupies a bend of the Souris River. Graham Creek runs along the west side of town and into the Souris River. The population at the 2016 census was 1,042.[2] It sits at the junction of Highways 3 and 83, approximately 320 km southwest of Winnipeg. Melita is known as the "Grasslands Bird Capital of Manitoba"[3] and is located in Manitoba's banana belt.

History

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Evidence of First Nations habitation in the area includes the Linear Mounds Archaeological Site and the Brockinton Archaeological Site, which have provided artifacts dating back to 800 AD.[4] The site has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada.[5]

Charles West was the first recorded European settler, in 1879.[6] The early inhabitants chose the name "Melita" for the town after hearing a Bible reading (Acts 28:1) about St. Paul's shipwreck on the island of Malta (Melita is an older name for the island).[7]

  • Main Street (2014)
    Main Street (2014)
  • Water tower
    Water tower

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Melita had a population of 1,041 living in 465 of its 548 total private dwellings, a change of -0.1% from its 2016 population of 1,042. With a land area of 3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 326.3/km2 (845.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Melita, Town". Census Profile. Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ "Bird Watching". Town of Melita. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Historical Interest". Town of Melita. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  5. ^ Linear Mounds. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Our First Century", Melita-Arthur History Committee, 1983
  7. ^ Ham, Penny (1980). Place Names of Manitoba. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Prairie Books. pp. 83. ISBN 9780888330673.
  8. ^ Martin, Sandra (18 June 2011). "Betty Fox, cancer-advocacy champion and mother of Terry Fox, dies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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