Back سيلكيرك Arabic سيلكيرك ARZ Selkirk (lungsod sa Kanada) CEB Selkirk (Manitoba) Czech Selkirk (Manitoba) German Selkirk, Manitoba DIQ Selkirk (Manitobo) Esperanto سلکریک، منیتوبا Persian Selkirk (kaupunki) Finnish Selkirk (Manitoba) French
Selkirk | |
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| City of Selkirk | |
 Selkirk water tower | |
| Nickname: Catfish Capital of the World | |
 City boundaries | |
  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 Capital |
| Settled | 1813 |
| Town | June 5, 1882 |
| City | 1998 |
| Named for | 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) |
| • Urban | 9,761 |
| • Urban density | 429.3/km2 (429/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | Area codes 204 and 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.[2]
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.
- ^ "Elevation of Selkirk". earthtools.org.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, City of Selkirk". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.