Virden
Town
Town of Virden
Virden Pioneer Home Museum
Virden Pioneer Home Museum
Town boundaries
Town boundaries
Virden is located in Manitoba
Virden
Virden
Location in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°51′03″N 100°55′54″W / 49.85083°N 100.93167°W / 49.85083; -100.93167
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Government
 • MayorTina Williams
 • MLADoyle Piwniuk (PC)
 • MPLarry Maguire (C)
Area
 • Total8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Elevation

(at airport)
439 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,118
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (CST)
Postal code
R0M 2C0
Area code(s)204, 431
Telephone Exchange204 491 512 707 718 748 851 431 645
Median Income$46,604
Websitewww.virden.ca

Virden is a town in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Oil was first discovered in 1951, and Virden has since come to be known as the "Oil Capital of Manitoba".

History

Virden has its roots as a farming community known as Gopher Creek. However, it became a railway tent town in 1882, and grew in population due to the brick and flour industry, as well as with the discovery of oil in the 1950s. The origin of the name, Virden, allegedly arose as a misspelling of the German town Verden in the homeland of the 7th Duke of Manchester's wife, Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.

Geography

The town is located at the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway (also known as Highway #1) and Highway 83 (the "Palms to Pines" route) and is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Wallace – Woodworth. Virden is a regional service centre owing in part to its location, and it has a stable commercial sector, including several restaurants, gas stations, body shops, a movie theatre, and a performing arts theatre.

Climate

Climate data for Virden
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.7
(49.5)		 17
(63)		 20
(68)		 36
(97)		 37
(99)		 42.8
(109.0)		 43.3
(109.9)		 38.5
(101.3)		 37.8
(100.0)		 34
(93)		 23.5
(74.3)		 12.8
(55.0)		 43.3
(109.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −11.5
(11.3)		 −7.1
(19.2)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 10.5
(50.9)		 18.7
(65.7)		 22.8
(73.0)		 25.5
(77.9)		 24.6
(76.3)		 18.2
(64.8)		 11.1
(52.0)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −8.9
(16.0)		 8.6
(47.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.7
(1.9)		 −12.2
(10.0)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 4.2
(39.6)		 11.9
(53.4)		 16.6
(61.9)		 19
(66)		 18
(64)		 11.9
(53.4)		 5.2
(41.4)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 −13.7
(7.3)		 2.8
(37.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21.9
(−7.4)		 −17.3
(0.9)		 −10.2
(13.6)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 5.1
(41.2)		 10.3
(50.5)		 12.6
(54.7)		 11.3
(52.3)		 5.6
(42.1)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 −14.6
(5.7)		 −3
(27)
Record low °C (°F) −42.2
(−44.0)		 −44.4
(−47.9)		 −43.3
(−45.9)		 −26.7
(−16.1)		 −12.2
(10.0)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 0
(32)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 −10
(14)		 −21
(−6)		 −38.9
(−38.0)		 −40
(−40)		 −44.4
(−47.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.3
(0.84)		 17
(0.7)		 26.7
(1.05)		 30.1
(1.19)		 49.6
(1.95)		 77.2
(3.04)		 66.1
(2.60)		 61
(2.4)		 49.7
(1.96)		 30.9
(1.22)		 22.7
(0.89)		 22.1
(0.87)		 474.3
(18.67)
Source: Environment Canada[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901901—    
19111,550+72.0%
19211,361−12.2%
19311,590+16.8%
19411,619+1.8%
19511,746+7.8%
19612,708+55.1%
19963,137+15.8%
20013,109−0.9%
20063,010−3.2%
20113,114+3.5%
20163,322+6.7%
20213,118−6.1%
[3][4][5][1][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Virden had a population of 3,118 living in 1,401 of its 1,508 total private dwellings, a change of -6.1% from its 2016 population of 3,322. With a land area of 8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 348.0/km2 (901.3/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

In 2011, the median age was 42.7 years old which is 2 years older than the national average at 40.6 years old. There were 1,446 dwellings in Virden with an occupancy rate of 95.1%, and the median cost of a dwelling at $159,748, more than $100,000 lower than the national average at $280,552.

According to the 2011 National Household Survey, 96.8% of Virden residents are Canadian citizens, and about 3.2% of residents are recent immigrants (from 2001 to 2011). The racial make up of Virden is mostly Caucasian (92.0%), with a moderate Aboriginal population (5.5%); First Nations (2.0%), Métis (3.5%), and a small visible minority population (2.7%), most of which are Filipino (2.0%) or multiracial (0.5%).

Attractions

Virden Pioneer Home Museum

Known as the "Victorian Home on the Prairies", the Virden Pioneer Home Museum is located within a red brick veneer home built by James Frame in 1888. With an extensive collection of over eleven thousand donated artifacts relating to Virden and area, the museum is a must-see tourist destination. It is open May to September where guided tours are offered by knowledgeable guides. The museum is located at 390 King Street West in Virden.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 18 May 2010
  3. ↑ "Canada Year Book 1932" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014., Censuses 1871–1931
  4. ↑ "Canada Year Book 1955" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2014., Census 1941–1951
  5. ↑ Canada, Statistics (March 31, 2008). "Canada Year Book (CYB) Historical Collection" (PDF). www66.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. October 25, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2018.


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