Selkirk, Manitoba
Selkirk | |
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| City of Selkirk | |
Selkirk water tower | |
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| Nickname: Catfish Capital of the World | |
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Selkirk Location in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°08′37″N 96°53′02″W / 50.14361°N 96.88389°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Interlake and Winnipeg Metro |
| Settled | 1813 |
| Town | June 5, 1882 |
| City | 1998 |
| Named after | Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk |
| Government | |
| • City Mayor | Larry Johansson |
| • Governing Body | Selkirk City Council |
| • MP | James Bezan |
| • MLA | Richard Perchotte |
| Area | |
• City | 24.47 km2 (9.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 10,504 (7th) |
| • Density | 429.3/km2 (1,112/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,761 |
| • Urban density | 1,646.4/km2 (4,264/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 204, 431 |
| Website | www |
Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located on the Red River about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Winnipeg, the provincial capital. It has a population of 10,504 as of the 2021 census.
The mainstays of the local economy are tourism, a steel mill, and a psychiatric hospital. A vertical lift bridge over the Red River connects Selkirk with the smaller town of East Selkirk. The city is connected to Winnipeg via Highway 9 and is served by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The city was named in honour of the Scotsman Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, who obtained the grant to establish a colony in the Red River area in 1813.