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Somerset | |
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  Somerset Location of Somerset in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′44″N 98°39′38″W / 49.41222°N 98.66056°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Region | Pembina Valley Region |
| Census Division | No. 4 |
| Established | 1889 |
| Incorporated | 1962 |
| Government | |
| • MP | Branden Leslie |
| • MLA | Lauren Stone |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal Code | R0G 2L0 |
| Area code | 204 |
| NTS Map | 062G07 |
| GNBC Code | GAZTM |
Somerset is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[2] in the Municipality of Lorne within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015.
Somerset has a clinic, gas station, restaurant, two churches, a drive-in, a hotel, a grain elevator, a high school, a curling rink, a skating rink and a library. The community is also home to the large concrete plant, Boulet Brothers Concrete.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Somerset had a population of 420 living in 195 of its 210 total private dwellings, a change of -3.9% from its 2016 population of 437. With a land area of 2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 181.0/km2 (468.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Somerset | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6 (43) | 9 (48) | 16.1 (61.0) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37 (99) | 36 (97) | 36.7 (98.1) | 38.5 (101.3) | 36.7 (98.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 7 (45) | 38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) | −8.6 (16.5) | −1.5 (29.3) | 9.6 (49.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24 (75) | 17.8 (64.0) | 10.2 (50.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | −10 (14) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.3 (0.9) | −13.8 (7.2) | −6.5 (20.3) | 3.8 (38.8) | 11.5 (52.7) | 16.2 (61.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 4.8 (40.6) | −5.7 (21.7) | −14.5 (5.9) | 2.2 (36.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −11.3 (11.7) | −2.1 (28.2) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10 (50) | 12.2 (54.0) | 11 (52) | 5.5 (41.9) | −0.7 (30.7) | −9.9 (14.2) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −3.4 (25.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.5 (−40.9) | −43 (−45) | −35.6 (−32.1) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −10 (14) | 0 (32) | 1.5 (34.7) | −2.5 (27.5) | −6.1 (21.0) | −20 (−4) | −36 (−33) | −39 (−38) | −43 (−45) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.7 (0.85) | 18.8 (0.74) | 29 (1.1) | 34.2 (1.35) | 56.1 (2.21) | 88.2 (3.47) | 82.6 (3.25) | 70.4 (2.77) | 58.2 (2.29) | 45.2 (1.78) | 36.2 (1.43) | 25.9 (1.02) | 536 (21.1) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. November 5, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
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