Holland, Manitoba

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Holland
Village of Holland
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Holland
Location of Holland in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°35′40″N98°52′52″W / 49.59444°N 98.88111°W / 49.59444; -98.88111
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Rural Municipality Victoria
Established1878
Government
   MP (Portage—Lisgar) Branden Leslie
   MLA (Spruce Woods) Grant Jackson
Area
  Total2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total353
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code span
Rxx
Area code 204
Demonym Hollander

Holland, Manitoba is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district [2] in the Rural Municipality of Victoria, in Manitoba.

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It is located at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 34, formerly along the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks.

It lies south of the Assiniboine River, at an elevation of 380 metres (1,250 ft). Spruce Woods Provincial Park is located north-west of the community.

Community facilities include an elementary school, a public library, fire department, a supermarket, a convenience store, a hardware, a post office and a medical clinic. A skating arena and curling rink are open during the winter months only. A farm machinery dealership lies opposite the town across Highway 2.

Residents of Holland are known as "Hollanders". Holland is the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of Victoria and home to the LaSalle Redboine Conservation District and the Tiger Hills Arts Association.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Holland had a population of 354 living in 168 of its 190 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.