Deerwood
Monument Commemorating Deerwood School District Number 926
Monument Commemorating Deerwood School District Number 926
Deerwood is located in Manitoba
Deerwood
Deerwood
Location of Deerwood in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°23′52″N 98°23′11″W / 49.39778°N 98.38639°W / 49.39778; -98.38639
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
RegionPembina Valley
Census DivisionNo. 3
Government
  Governing BodyRural Municipality of Thompson Council
  MPBranden Leslie
  MLALauren Stone
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code204
NTS Map062G08
GNBC CodeGAGJL

Deerwood is a locality in south central Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 31 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of Morden, Manitoba[1] in the Rural Municipality of Thompson.

The Post Office was established on 2-21-5W in 1895 and closed in 1968. It was a railway point on the Northern Pacific Railway and was named by a railway official for the number of deer in a heavily wooded area while railway construction was taking place. It was also a School District from 1908 to 1951.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Deerwood has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[2]

References

  1. "Querying Canadian Geographical Names". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  2. Climate Summary for Deerwood, Manitoba
  • Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 62) - Deerwood - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
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