McAuley, Manitoba

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McAuley
McAuley is located in Manitoba
McAuley
McAuley
Location of McAuley in Manitoba
McAuley is located in Canada
McAuley
McAuley
McAuley (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°15′44″N 101°23′19″W / 50.26222°N 101.38861°W / 50.26222; -101.38861
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionWestman Region
Census DivisionNo. 15
Government
 • Governing BodyRural Municipality of Ellice – Archie
 • MPRobert Sopuck
 • MLAGreg Nesbitt
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0M 1H0
Area code204
NTS Map062K06
GNBC CodeGAQNJ

McAuley is a community northwest of Virden, Manitoba located in the Rural Municipality of Ellice – Archie.

The community was named after George W. McAuley who was the townsite owner. It was a railway point for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The post office was named Rutherglen until 1906, referencing a location in Scotland from where some of the settlers had emigrated.

References

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  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.

Geographic Names of Manitoba - the Millennium Bureau of Canada



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