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Morden, Manitoba

Morden
City
City of Morden
Official logo of Morden
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Motto: See History Unfold
Morden is located in Manitoba
Morden
Morden
Location of Morden in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°11′31″N 98°06′02″W / 49.19194°N 98.10056°W / 49.19194; -98.10056Coordinates: 49°11′31″N 98°06′02″W / 49.19194°N 98.10056°W / 49.19194; -98.10056
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Pembina Valley
Rural Municipality Stanley
Established 1882
Incorporated 1895 (village)
1903 (town)
2012 (city)
Government
 • Mayor Ken Wiebe
 • Governing Body Morden City Council
 • MP (Portage—Lisgar) Candice Bergen (CPC)
 • MLA (Morden-Winkler) Cameron Friesen (PC)
Area
 • Total 12.44 km2 (4.80 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 8,668 (9th)
 • Density 401/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Website www.mordenmb.ca

Morden is a city located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada near the United States border. It is about 11 km (6.8 mi) west of the neighbouring city of Winkler. Morden, which is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Stanley, is the second largest city in Canada's Pembina Valley region. The city is located south of the Winnipeg Capital Region. The communities of Morden and Winkler are often referred to as Manitoba's Twin Cities, due to their extremely close proximity, shared services, and economic ties. According to Statistics Canada, the city had a population of 8,668 in 2016.

Morden was founded in 1882, when the Canadian Pacific Railway built a railroad line crossing the Dead Horse Creek—originally called Le Cheval Mort by the French fur traders—at a place then known as . This spot became a popular resting place as it was ideal to provide water for drinking and locomotives. The spot was renamed to Morden and incorporated as a municipality on January 1, 1882. The Manitoba government granted Morden town status in 1903 and later city status in 2012.

Morden has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb, USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 3a) with hot summers and cold winters. The average high in July is 25.6 °C (78.1 °F) the average low is 14.3 °C (57.7 °F). The average high in January is −10.0 °C (14.0 °F) and the average low is −19.1 °C (−2.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Morden was 111 °F (43.9 °C) on 11 July 1936. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −42.0 °C (−43.6 °F) on 16 January 1993.


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