Russell, Manitoba
Russell | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated urban community | |
A view of the arches spanning Main Street in Russell. The Russell grain elevator. The Russel War Memorial. | |
| Nickname: Manitoba's Ski Town | |
Location of Russell in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′51″N 101°17′02″W / 50.78083°N 101.28389°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Parkland |
| First settled | 1880 |
| Incorporated as a town | 1913 |
| Named after | Lord Alexander Russell |
| Government | |
| • MLA (Swan River) | Rick Wowchuk |
| • MP (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) | Dan Mazier |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 556 m (1,823 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,740 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 204, 431, 584 |
| Highways | PTH 16 PTH 45 PTH 83 |
| Website | Former Town of Russell |
Russell is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth in Manitoba, Canada.
It is located along PTH 16 and PTH 83, and is at the western terminus of PTH 45. Russell is approximately 15 km (9 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border and 340 km (211 mi) northwest of Winnipeg. The community is home to 1,611 people as of the 2011 census.
The community was designated as a town prior to 1 January 2015, when it and the nearby Village of Binscarth amalgamated with the Rural Municipality of Russell.