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Melita, Manitoba
Town in Manitoba, Canada
Town in Manitoba, Canada
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Melita |
| settlement_type | Town |
| native_name | |
| image_skyline | File:Melita Manitoba.jpg |
| image_caption | Front Street |
| image_map | 429 Melita, Manitoba.svg |
| map_caption | Town boundaries |
| pushpin_map | Manitoba |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Manitoba |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | |
| area_metro_km2 | 2.97 |
| population_as_of | 2016 |
| population_total | 1,042 |
| population_density_km2 | 342.7 |
| timezone | CST |
| utc_offset | −5 |
| timezone_DST | CDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −6 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type |
Melita () 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. 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" and is located in Manitoba's banana belt.
History
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. The site has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
Charles West was the first recorded European settler, in 1879. 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).
File:Main Street, Melita.jpg|Main Street (2014) File:Water tower, Melita.jpg|Water tower
Demographics
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 from its 2016 population of 1,042. With a land area of 3.19 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
Notable people
- James Breakey, politician
- John Cobb, politician
- Jim Downey, politician
- Betty Fox, cancer research activist and mother of Terry Fox; raised in Melita
- Wayne Hall, professional hockey player
- Kory Karlander, professional hockey player
- J. Arthur Ross, politician
References
References
- "Melita, Town". Statistics Canada.
- "Bird Watching". Town of Melita.
- "Historical Interest". Town of Melita.
- {{CRHP. 10475. Linear Mounds. 23 May 2012
- "Our First Century", Melita-Arthur History Committee, 1983
- Ham, Penny. (1980). "Place Names of Manitoba". Western Producer Prairie Books.
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". [[Statistics Canada]].
- Martin, Sandra. (2011-06-18). "Betty Fox, cancer-advocacy champion and mother of Terry Fox, dies". [[The Globe and Mail]].
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