Island Lake, Manitoba

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Island Lake
Unincorporated community
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Aerial view of the community
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Island Lake
Location of Island Lake
Coordinates: 53°51′56″N094°39′06″W / 53.86556°N 94.65167°W / 53.86556; -94.65167 Coordinates: 53°51′56″N094°39′06″W / 53.86556°N 94.65167°W / 53.86556; -94.65167
CountryCanada
Province Manitoba
Area
  Land1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total91

Island Lake is a small community in northeast Manitoba, Canada. The community consists of an archipelago near the north shore of Island Lake which includes the following islands: Stevenson, Wass, Hamilton, Boothe, Chapins, RC Mission, Gravel, and Lindsays. [2]

Contents

The community is located 297 km (185 mi) southeast of Thompson, Manitoba and 610 km (380 mi) northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Other nearby communities on the lake are Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point, and Wasagamack. The community is served by the Island Lake Airport.

The community of Island Lake consists of several government and private agencies such as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment, [3] a Manitoba Conservation office, Government of Manitoba (who operates the airport), Stevenson Island School (Frontier School Division), Bell MTS, Manitoba Hydro office, the North West Company, which operates the Northern Store, several small convenience stores and Island Lake Lodge, a fly fishing lodge on Stevenson Island.

Perimeter Aviation has daily service to Island Lake from Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport using Bombardier Dash 8 and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners. They also have a Medevac Base on Stevenson Island serving the community 365 days a year.

Climate

With 21.11 hours of fog annually, Island Lake is one of the least foggy places in Canada. Only Penticton, British Columbia, gets less fog during the year, and no one gets less fog in February when Island Lake averages a mere 0.67 hours.[ citation needed ]

Island Lake has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with mild, rainy summers and severely cold winters.

Climate data for Island Lake
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)5.9
(42.6)
7.5
(45.5)
16.2
(61.2)
29.2
(84.6)
32.2
(90.0)
37.3
(99.1)
35
(95)
32.3
(90.1)
30.4
(86.7)
21.7
(71.1)
15
(59)
4.4
(39.9)
37.3
(99.1)
Average high °C (°F)−17.7
(0.1)
−12.4
(9.7)
−3.8
(25.2)
5.6
(42.1)
13.7
(56.7)
19.5
(67.1)
22.5
(72.5)
21.1
(70.0)
13.5
(56.3)
5.7
(42.3)
−4.9
(23.2)
−14.8
(5.4)
4
(39)
Daily mean °C (°F)−22.9
(−9.2)
−18.6
(−1.5)
−10.8
(12.6)
−0.8
(30.6)
7.7
(45.9)
14
(57)
17.5
(63.5)
16.4
(61.5)
9.5
(49.1)
2.6
(36.7)
−8.3
(17.1)
−19.4
(−2.9)
−1.1
(30.0)
Average low °C (°F)−28.1
(−18.6)
−24.8
(−12.6)
−17.8
(0.0)
−7.1
(19.2)
1.5
(34.7)
8.4
(47.1)
12.5
(54.5)
11.6
(52.9)
5.5
(41.9)
−0.6
(30.9)
−11.6
(11.1)
−23.9
(−11.0)
−6.2
(20.8)
Record low °C (°F)−45
(−49)
−43.3
(−45.9)
−42.2
(−44.0)
−28.9
(−20.0)
−16.6
(2.1)
−1.9
(28.6)
2.2
(36.0)
2.2
(36.0)
−4.4
(24.1)
−13.4
(7.9)
−34.8
(−30.6)
−43.3
(−45.9)
−45
(−49)
Average precipitation mm (inches)20.1
(0.79)
18.6
(0.73)
24
(0.9)
26.2
(1.03)
42.8
(1.69)
69.1
(2.72)
89.4
(3.52)
77.4
(3.05)
61.8
(2.43)
55.8
(2.20)
36.3
(1.43)
24.4
(0.96)
546.2
(21.50)
Source: Environment Canada [4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Island Lake had a population of 54 living in 21 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  2. https://www.gov.mb.ca/inr/publications/community_profiles/pubs/island-lake-2016.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. Government of Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (14 July 2015). "Island Lake detachment - Manitoba". www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. Environment CanadaCanadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 27 April 2010
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.