Selkirk, Manitoba

Selkirk
Selkirk
City
	City of Selkirk
	Selkirk water tower
	Nickname: Catfish Capital of the World
	City boundaries
	Selkirk Location in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 50°08′37″N 96°53′02″W / 50.14361°N 96.88389°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Interlake and Winnipeg Capital
Settled	1813
Town	June 5, 1882
City	1998
Named for	Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
Government
• City Mayor	Larry Johansson
• Governing Body	Selkirk City Council
• MP	James Bezan
• MLA	Richard Perchotte
Area
• City	24.47 km2 (9.45 sq mi)
Elevation	225 m (738 ft)
Population (2021 Census)
• City	10,504 (7th)
• Urban	9,761
• Urban density	429.3/km2 (429/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Forward sortation area	R1A
Area code(s)	Area codes 204 and 431
Website	www.myselkirk.ca

Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located on the Red River about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Winnipeg, the provincial capital. It has a population of 10,504 as of the 2021 census.^[2]

The mainstays of the local economy are tourism, a steel mill, and a psychiatric hospital. A vertical lift bridge over the Red River connects Selkirk with the smaller town of East Selkirk. The city is connected to Winnipeg via Highway 9 and is served by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

The city was named in honour of the Scotsman Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, who obtained the grant to establish a colony in the Red River area in 1813.

^ "Elevation of Selkirk". earthtools.org.
^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, City of Selkirk". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

[1] "Elevation of Selkirk". earthtools.org.

[2021Census-2] "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, City of Selkirk". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

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