Binscarth
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Binscarth
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| image1 = St Matthews Anglican Church 2.jpg
| caption1 = St. Matthews Anglican Church in Binscarth.
| image2 = Binscarth war memorial.jpg
| caption2 = The Binscarth war memorial.
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| coordinates = {{coord|50.3736|-101.1658|type:city_region:CA-MB|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Binscarth in Manitoba
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{Flag|Canada}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Manitoba}}
| subdivision_name2 = Russell – Binscarth
| settlement_type = Unincorporated urban community
| population_total = 425
| population_as_of = 2011
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Binscarth is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Russell – Binscarth, Manitoba. It is located approximately {{convert|167|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of Brandon, {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} south from Russell, and {{convert|16|km|0|abbr=on}} east of the Saskatchewan border.
Prior to 1 January 2015, it was designated as a village.
The economic base of Binscarth and area is a mix of agriculture and service businesses. Major industrial employers in the area include three potash mines nearby in Saskatchewan (Nutrien in Rocanville, and Mosaic K1 in Esterhazy and K2 in Gerald) and a canola crushing plant (Bunge) at Harrowby Manitoba.
History
The community was originally formed around a stock farm established by the Scottish Ontario and Manitoba Land Company some three miles northwest of the current townsite. It was named after the Company founder's ancestral home in the Orkney islands. When the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway (later CPR) was built through the area in 1886, the railway station was established at the current site of SE15-19-28W, and the community soon relocated itself there, incorporating as a village in 1917.
In 2015, Binscarth amalgamated with the town of Russell and the Rural Municipality of Russell to form the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth.
= Seekaywye =
In 1964, Binscarth residents narrowly defeated (by ten votes) a proposal to rename itself Seekaywye, after the Winnipeg radio station CKY. If successful, the station would have promoted Binscarth/Seekaywye as a vacation resort. CKY also offered the same deal to La Riviere, Manitoba, who also said no.
For many years, the radio frequency of CKY 580 was remembered in local business names the 580 Hotel and 580 Plumbing and Heating.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Binscarth had a population of 420 living in 199 of its 213 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:420-407}}|407|1}} from its 2016 population of 407. With a land area of {{cvt|1.4|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|420|1.4|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=9 February 2022 | accessdate=3 September 2022}}
Attractions
The Binscarth & District Gordon Orr Memorial Museum has a large collection of Native artifacts. The museum is also one of only a handful of museums to exhibit an extinct bison skull. Also on display is a Massey-Harris tractor, a binder, a seed drill, and a 6-horsepower International Engine dating from 1905. There is also a general store, summer kitchen, chapel, and school room. The museum is open in July and August.{{cite web |title=Binscarth & District Gordon Orr Memorial Museum |url=http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/GetMuseumProfile.do?lang=en&chinCode=guabge |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115223258/http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/GetMuseumProfile.do?lang=en&chinCode=guabge |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 January 2013 |publisher=VMC |access-date=6 April 2011 }}
Binscarth is home to the "largest outdoor swimming pool on the Yellowhead highway." The pool, park and campground are located just south of the community in the Silver Creek valley.
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Binscarth
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 6
|Feb record high C = 12
|Mar record high C = 21
|Apr record high C = 34
|May record high C = 37.5
|Jun record high C = 38.5
|Jul record high C = 37
|Aug record high C = 37.5
|Sep record high C = 36
|Oct record high C = 32
|Nov record high C = 21.1
|Dec record high C = 11
|year record high C = 38.5
|Jan high C = -12.7
|Feb high C = -8.3
|Mar high C = -1.8
|Apr high C = 9.3
|May high C = 17.8
|Jun high C = 22.1
|Jul high C = 24.7
|Aug high C = 23.9
|Sep high C = 17.4
|Oct high C = 10.1
|Nov high C = -2
|Dec high C = -10.2
|year high C = 7.5
|Jan mean C = -17.7
|Feb mean C = -13.4
|Mar mean C = -6.8
|Apr mean C = 3.2
|May mean C = 11
|Jun mean C = 15.5
|Jul mean C = 18
|Aug mean C = 16.9
|Sep mean C = 11
|Oct mean C = 4.3
|Nov mean C = -6.4
|Dec mean C = -14.8
|year mean C = 1.7
|Jan low C = -24
|Feb low C = -20.1
|Mar low C = -11.9
|Apr low C = -2.5
|May low C = 4.5
|Jun low C = 10.1
|Jul low C = 12.4
|Aug low C = 11.1
|Sep low C = 5.9
|Oct low C = -0.2
|Nov low C = -9.6
|Dec low C = -20.5
|year low C = -3.7
|Jan record low C = -43
|Feb record low C = -42.5
|Mar record low C = -36.1
|Apr record low C = -25.5
|May record low C = -14
|Jun record low C = -2
|Jul record low C = 0
|Aug record low C = -4
|Sep record low C = -9
|Oct record low C = -23
|Nov record low C = -36
|Dec record low C = -44
|year record low C = -44
|Jan precipitation mm = 24.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 19.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 27.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 24.8
|May precipitation mm = 52.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 79.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 73.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 70.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 54.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 30.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 20.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 23.2
|year precipitation mm = 501
|source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada – Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=MAN%20&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=3467& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 6 April 2011
|date=April 2011
}}
References
{{reflist}}
- Billboard magazine, June 6, 1964, page 14 "CKY given a No vote"*
External links
{{commonscat}}
- [http://www.binscarthmb.com/ Binscarth Homepage]
{{Adjacent communities|
North=Russell |
West=Saskatchewan|
Center=Binscarth|
East=Birtle|
South=St. Lazare
Elkhorn}}
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{{Manitoba}}
Category:Designated places in Manitoba
Category:Unincorporated communities in Parkland Region, Manitoba
Category:Unincorporated urban communities in Manitoba