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Sainte Rose du Lac, Manitoba

Sainte Rose du Lac
Official seal of Sainte Rose du Lac
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Nickname(s): Cattle Capital of Manitoba
Sainte Rose du Lac is located in Manitoba
Sainte Rose du Lac
Sainte Rose du Lac
Location of Dauphin in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51°03′34″N 99°31′24″W / 51.05944°N 99.52333°W / 51.05944; -99.52333Coordinates: 51°03′34″N 99°31′24″W / 51.05944°N 99.52333°W / 51.05944; -99.52333
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Region Parkland
Established 1889
Incorporated (village) May 25, 1920
Incorporated (town) March 20, 1998
Amalgamated January 1, 2015
Government
 • MP (Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette) Robert Sopuck
 • MLA (Dauphin) Stan Struthers
Area
 • Total 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,023
 • Density 404.2/km2 (1,047/sq mi)
 • Change 2006-11 Increase2.8
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)

Sainte Rose du Lac (usually abbreviated Ste. Rose du Lac) is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Ste. Rose within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is located approximately 50 km east-southeast of Dauphin, Manitoba and approximately 300 km west-northwest of Winnipeg. It had a population of 1,023 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

It is served by Laurier railway station and Sainte Rose du Lac Airport.

CKSB-1 first went on the air as CBKB on the AM frequency of 860 kHz on February 1, 1968.


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