Churchill, Manitoba
Churchill | |
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| Town of Churchill | |
Churchill in 2010 | |
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| Nicknames: | |
Churchill Churchill in Manitoba Churchill Churchill (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 58°46′51″N 094°11′13″W / 58.78083°N 94.18694°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Northern |
| Census division | 23 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Spence |
| • MP | Rebecca Chartrand |
| • MLA | Eric Redhead |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 50.83 km2 (19.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 29 m (94 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 870 |
| • Density | 17.1/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area codes | 204, 431 |
| Website | churchill |
Churchill is a subarctic port town in northern Manitoba, Canada, on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly 140 km (87 mi) from the Manitoba–Nunavut border. It was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1685 to 1691. It is well known for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" and to the benefit of its burgeoning tourism industry.