Once home to roaming Buffalo herds, the area around Gretna attracted European settlers as far back as the early 19th century.
In 1889, Mennonite Collegiate Institute, a private high school, opened in Gretna. In 1897, Gretna and area was visited by Russian prince and anarchist Peter Kropotkin who praised the local Mennonites for their industriousness and communal lifestyle.[2]
On June 4, 2021, Gretna reached a temperature of 41.3 °C (106.3 °F), the highest recorded temperature in Manitoba since the 1980s and the earliest in the year occurrence of above 40 °C (104 °F) temperatures in Canada.[3]
Demographicsedit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gretna had a population of 511 living in 197 of its 210 total private dwellings, a change of -5.5% from its 2016 population of 541. With a land area of 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 188.6/km2 (488.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
^Sean Patterson (2020). Makhno and Memory. University of Manitoba Press.
^"Manitoba Crop Weather Report" (PDF). Manitoba Agriculture, Government of Manitoba. (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved Sep 3, 2022.
gretna, manitoba, gretna, unincorporated, urban, community, municipality, rhineland, within, canadian, province, manitoba, that, held, town, status, prior, january, 2015, just, north, canada, united, states, border, gretna, population, 2016, bordered, pembina,. Gretna is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Rhineland within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1 2015 Just north of the Canada United States border on PTH 30 Gretna had a population of 541 in 2016 1 It is bordered by Pembina County North Dakota The nearest American community to Gretna is Neche North Dakota Aerial view of Gretna Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Notable people 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editOnce home to roaming Buffalo herds the area around Gretna attracted European settlers as far back as the early 19th century In 1889 Mennonite Collegiate Institute a private high school opened in Gretna In 1897 Gretna and area was visited by Russian prince and anarchist Peter Kropotkin who praised the local Mennonites for their industriousness and communal lifestyle 2 On June 4 2021 Gretna reached a temperature of 41 3 C 106 3 F the highest recorded temperature in Manitoba since the 1980s and the earliest in the year occurrence of above 40 C 104 F temperatures in Canada 3 Demographics editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Gretna had a population of 511 living in 197 of its 210 total private dwellings a change of 5 5 from its 2016 population of 541 With a land area of 2 71 km2 1 05 sq mi it had a population density of 188 6 km2 488 4 sq mi in 2021 4 Notable people editRick Neufeld musician A E van Vogt 20th century sci fi author was born in Edenburg a small now defunct village 2 miles east of Gretna Enoch Winkler politician Hal Winkler former NHL playerSee also editNeche Gretna Border Crossing List of oil pipelinesReferences edit Census Profile 2016 Census Statistics Canada 2017 04 14 Retrieved 2017 05 03 Sean Patterson 2020 Makhno and Memory University of Manitoba Press Manitoba Crop Weather Report PDF Manitoba Agriculture Government of Manitoba Archived PDF from the original on 2021 06 09 Retrieved 8 June 2021 Population and dwelling counts Canada and designated places Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Archived from the original on February 10 2022 Retrieved Sep 3 2022 External links editTown of Gretna Online 49 00 28 N 97 33 42 W 49 00778 N 97 56167 W 49 00778 97 56167 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gretna Manitoba amp oldid 1206758073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
