Somerset, Manitoba

Place in Manitoba, Canada
49°24′44″N 98°39′38″W / 49.41222°N 98.66056°W / 49.41222; -98.66056Country CanadaProvince ManitobaRegionPembina Valley RegionCensus DivisionNo. 4Established1889Incorporated1962Government
 • MPBranden Leslie • MLALauren StoneTime zoneUTC−6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)Postal Code
R0G 2L0
Area code204NTS Map062G07GNBC CodeGAZTM

Somerset is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[2] in the Municipality of Lorne within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015.

Somerset has a clinic, gas station, restaurant, two churches, a drive-in, a hotel, a grain elevator, a high school, a curling rink, a skating rink and a library. The community is also home to the large concrete plant, Boulet Brothers Concrete.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Somerset had a population of 420 living in 195 of its 210 total private dwellings, a change of -3.9% from its 2016 population of 437. With a land area of 2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 181.0/km2 (468.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Somerset
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6
(43) 		9
(48) 		16.1
(61.0) 		36.5
(97.7) 		37
(99) 		36
(97) 		36.7
(98.1) 		38.5
(101.3) 		36.7
(98.1) 		31.5
(88.7) 		22.2
(72.0) 		7
(45) 		38.5
(101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −12.4
(9.7) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		9.6
(49.3) 		18.2
(64.8) 		22.3
(72.1) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24
(75) 		17.8
(64.0) 		10.2
(50.4) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−10
(14) 		7.7
(45.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.3
(0.9) 		−13.8
(7.2) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		3.8
(38.8) 		11.5
(52.7) 		16.2
(61.2) 		18.4
(65.1) 		17.5
(63.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		4.8
(40.6) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−14.5
(5.9) 		2.2
(36.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −22.1
(−7.8) 		−18.7
(−1.7) 		−11.3
(11.7) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		4.7
(40.5) 		10
(50) 		12.2
(54.0) 		11
(52) 		5.5
(41.9) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−9.9
(14.2) 		−18.9
(−2.0) 		−3.4
(25.9)
Record low °C (°F) −40.5
(−40.9) 		−43
(−45) 		−35.6
(−32.1) 		−24.4
(−11.9) 		−10
(14) 		0
(32) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−20
(−4) 		−36
(−33) 		−39
(−38) 		−43
(−45)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.7
(0.85) 		18.8
(0.74) 		29
(1.1) 		34.2
(1.35) 		56.1
(2.21) 		88.2
(3.47) 		82.6
(3.25) 		70.4
(2.77) 		58.2
(2.29) 		45.2
(1.78) 		36.2
(1.43) 		25.9
(1.02) 		536
(21.1)
Source: Environment Canada[4]

References

  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. November 5, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
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