Birch River, Manitoba
Birch River is a local urban district[1] in the northern portion of the Rural Municipality of Mountain, Manitoba, Canada. It is around 40 kilometers from Swan River, Manitoba.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Birch River had a population of 144 living in 80 of its 96 total private dwellings, a change of -27.3% from its 2016 population of 198. With a land area of 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 78.3/km2 (202.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
Attractions
[edit]The 183 hectare Birch River Ecological Reserve is located within Porcupine Provincial Forest, just two kilometres north of the community of Birch River. Passive visits on foot are allowed without a permit. All other activities require prior approval.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Birch River | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 31.7 (89.1) | 39.4 (102.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.6 (96.1) | 35.5 (95.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 20 (68) | 13 (55) | 39.4 (102.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −13.8 (7.2) | −8.5 (16.7) | −1.1 (30.0) | 8.9 (48.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 16.9 (62.4) | 10 (50) | −2.6 (27.3) | −9.8 (14.4) | 7.3 (45.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) | −14.6 (5.7) | −7.4 (18.7) | 2.5 (36.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 15 (59) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 4.3 (39.7) | −7.1 (19.2) | −15.2 (4.6) | 1.1 (34.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −25.7 (−14.3) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −13.3 (8.1) | −3.9 (25.0) | 3.1 (37.6) | 8.1 (46.6) | 11 (52) | 9.3 (48.7) | 4.1 (39.4) | −1.3 (29.7) | −11.4 (11.5) | −20.4 (−4.7) | −5.1 (22.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −48.3 (−54.9) | −44.4 (−47.9) | −37.8 (−36.0) | −33.3 (−27.9) | −11 (12) | −3.3 (26.1) | 1.1 (34.0) | −2.5 (27.5) | −10.6 (12.9) | −23 (−9) | −37 (−35) | −45 (−49) | −48.3 (−54.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.5 (0.89) | 20 (0.8) | 31.5 (1.24) | 31 (1.2) | 47.6 (1.87) | 86.6 (3.41) | 80.8 (3.18) | 64.9 (2.56) | 60.8 (2.39) | 31.3 (1.23) | 27.8 (1.09) | 25.5 (1.00) | 530.3 (20.88) |
Source: Environment Canada[3] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, retrieved 27 April 2010
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