Baldur
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The grain elevator and Veteran Park in Baldur.
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  Baldur
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| Coordinates: 49°23′08″N 99°14′37″W / 49.38556°N 99.24361°W / 49.38556; -99.24361 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)[1]
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| • Total | 320 |
| • Density | 144.9/km2 (375/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (CDT) |
Baldur is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in the Canadian provinceofManitoba, located in the Rural Municipality of Argyle.[2] Baldur is the largest community of the municipality, which is in southwestern Manitoba between Brandon and Portage la Prairie. The community is named after the Norse god Baldur.[3]
The community was founded in 1890 with the coming of the railway. Its name reflects the Icelandic heritage of the people in the community.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Baldur had a population of 297 living in 146 of its 155 total private dwellings, a change of -7.2% from its 2016 population of 320. With a land area of 2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 138.8/km2 (359.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| Climate data for Baldur | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
36 (97) |
37 (99) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
34 (93) |
24.5 (76.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
19 (66) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
0 (32) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
9 (48) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18 (64) |
11.9 (53.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12 (54) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.1 (−42.0) |
−42.5 (−44.5) |
−36 (−33) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−4 (25) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−39 (−38) |
−42.5 (−44.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.9 (0.90) |
23.4 (0.92) |
26.4 (1.04) |
32.2 (1.27) |
62.6 (2.46) |
91.7 (3.61) |
69.2 (2.72) |
73.8 (2.91) |
49.8 (1.96) |
39.3 (1.55) |
26.8 (1.06) |
25.4 (1.00) |
542.5 (21.36) |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
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