Argyle, Manitoba
| Argyle, Manitoba | |
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| Unincorporated Hamlet | |
| Motto: Small Community, Big Heart | |
 Argyle, Manitoba
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| Coordinates: 50°10′55″N 97°27′15″W / 50.18194°N 97.45417°WCoordinates: 50°10′55″N 97°27′15″W / 50.18194°N 97.45417°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Manitoba
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| Region | Winnipeg Capital Region |
| Rural Municipality | Rockwood,Woodlands |
| Hamlet began | 1912 |
| Elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal Code | R0C 0B0 |
| Area code(s) | 204 |
| Website | www |
Argyle is a small hamlet located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Argyle is in Manitoba's Interlake Region. It is part of the Rural Municipality of Rockwood (but just across the road from the Rural Municipality of Woodlands to the west). It is approximately 30 km from Manitoba's capital, Winnipeg. Nearby are the towns of Stonewall, Balmoral, Teulon, Grosse Isle, Gunton, Rosser, Stony Mountain and Selkirk. The major industry is agriculture,where mixed farming prevails. Many residents work in Winnipeg or surrounding towns.
The Principal Meridian of Canada, dividing Eastern and Western Canada also marked the division between the Argyle and Brant Districts, as well as the mark between neighboring Rockwood and Woodlands Municipalities. As the local residents were living on either side of the Prime Meridian, several institutions derive their name by combining the words: Brant-Argyle.
Just North of the town, is the ancient Lake Agassiz beach ridge. About 10,000 years ago, this huge inland lake, the remnants of glaciers, began to drain in present-day Manitoba. Left behind were the gravel and sand deposits that were once the beaches of the former lake. These ridges mark the northern edge of the Red River Valley, and offer a different geological atmosphere. Many local gravel pits are found in this region.
The Town is located approximately 30 min north of Winnipeg off of highway 67 from Stonewall. Many farms and gravel companies thrive around this area. There is heavy forest and abundant wildlife everywhere.
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