Pierson, Manitoba
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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Pierson
|settlement_type = Local urban district
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|image_skyline = Pierson_welcome_sign.jpg
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|image_caption = Welcome sign in Pierson, still indicating the RM of Edward.
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Canada
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Manitoba
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Westman
|subdivision_type3 = Rural Municipality
|subdivision_name3 = Municipality of Two Borders
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|leader_title3 = MLA
|leader_name3 = Doyle Piwniuk
|established_title = Established
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|established_title2 = Incorporated
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|area_total_km2 = 1.94
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|population_as_of = 2021
|population_footnotes = {{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=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=Sep 3, 2022}}
|population_total = 174
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|timezone = CST
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|coordinates = {{coord|49|10|48|N|101|15|45|W|region:CA-MB|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 253.6
|elevation_ft = 832
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|area_code = 204
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Pierson is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=174/99 | title=Local Urban Districts Regulation | publisher=Government of Manitoba | date=April 23, 2016 | accessdate=April 24, 2016}} located in the Municipality of Two Borders in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. The Antler–Lyleton Border Crossing is located south of Pierson.
Pierson is home to the Carnival of Crafts which averages an attendance of 1,700 people. This event takes place at the Edward Sports Centre on the first Saturday in October.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pierson had a population of 174 living in 85 of its 106 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:174-190}}|190|1}} from its 2016 population of 190. With a land area of {{cvt|1.94|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|174|1.94|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.
Climate
Pierson has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with great differences between summer and winter. The regime is typical of southern Manitoba, the northern edges of North Dakota and the surrounding border region.
{{Weather box
|location = Pierson
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|Jan record high C = 8.9
|Feb record high C = 17.5
|Mar record high C = 23.9
|Apr record high C = 34.0
|May record high C = 39.4
|Jun record high C = 41.7
|Jul record high C = 42.8
|Aug record high C = 40.0
|Sep record high C = 37.2
|Oct record high C = 33.0
|Nov record high C = 22.8
|Dec record high C = 17.2
|year record high C = 42.8
|Jan high C = -9
|Feb high C = -5.7
|Mar high C = 0.9
|Apr high C = 12.1
|May high C = 19.1
|Jun high C = 23.6
|Jul high C = 26.7
|Aug high C = 26.6
|Sep high C = 20.2
|Oct high C = 11.6
|Nov high C = 0.5
|Dec high C = -7
|year high C = 10
|Jan mean C = -14.2
|Feb mean C = -11.0
|Mar mean C = -4.2
|Apr mean C = 5.3
|May mean C = 11.9
|Jun mean C = 16.8
|Jul mean C = 19.6
|Aug mean C = 18.9
|Sep mean C = 12.9
|Oct mean C = 5.1
|Nov mean C = -4.5
|Dec mean C = -11.9
|year mean C = 3.7
|Jan low C = -19.5
|Feb low C = -16.2
|Mar low C = -9.1
|Apr low C = -1.6
|May low C = 4.7
|Jun low C = 10.1
|Jul low C = 12.3
|Aug low C = 11.2
|Sep low C = 5.6
|Oct low C = -1.4
|Nov low C = -9.4
|Dec low C = -16.8
|year low C = -2.5
|Jan record low C = -44.4
|Feb record low C = -47.8
|Mar record low C = -45.0
|Apr record low C = -26.1
|May record low C = -12.2
|Jun record low C = -9.4
|Jul record low C = -2.2
|Aug record low C = -6.1
|Sep record low C = -12.2
|Oct record low C = -22.2
|Nov record low C = -33.3
|Dec record low C = -42.0
|year record low C = -47.8
|Jan precipitation mm = 22.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 13.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 23.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 27.5
|May precipitation mm = 55.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 77.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 70.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 51.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 37.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 33.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 22.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 21.9
|year precipitation mm = 457.3
|source 1 = Environment Canada{{cite web | url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=3514&prov=&lang=e&dCode=1&dispBack=1&StationName=pierson&SearchType=Contains&province=ALL&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12 | title = Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 | publisher = Environment Canada}}
|date= Feb 13th 2014
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141221103728/http://www.rmofedward.ca/ Official Web site for Pierson, Manitoba]
References
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{{Adjacent communities|
North=Pipestone|
West=Gainsborough, Saskatchewan|
Center=Pierson|
East=Melita|
South=Lyleton
Antler, North Dakota}}
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Category:Designated places in Manitoba