Stony Mountain is a small community in Manitoba, Canada approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Winnipeg on Provincial Highway 7. The town is in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood and is the location of Stony Mountain Ski Area. The Stony Mountain Institution and Rockwood Institution prisons are in Stony Mountain.
Stony Mountain, Manitoba | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated Community (Village) | |
  Stony Mountain, Manitoba Location of Stony Mountain in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°05′18″N 97°13′10″W / 50.08833°N 97.21944°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Region | Winnipeg Capital Region |
| Rural Municipality | Rockwood |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,800 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal Code | R0C 3A0 |
| Area code | 204 |
It is the birthplace of hockey hall of famer Babe Pratt.[1]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stony Mountain had a population of 1,979 living in 438 of its 455 total private dwellings, a change of 21% from its 2016 population of 1,636. With a land area of 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 741.2/km2 (1,919.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
Water
editThe RM owns and operates the Stony Mountain Water and Wastewater Utility serving 678 customers, including one trailer park with 26 trailers, one school, one hotel, 16 businesses and four industrial connections. At the time that this application was submitted to the Board, all but seven customers were metered. Water services to Stony Mountain Institution are provided by the Cartier Regional Water Co-Op.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Stony Mountain | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
7 (45) |
17 (63) |
34 (93) |
38 (100) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
30 (86) |
23.4 (74.1) |
9 (48) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25 (77) |
18.4 (65.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18 (0) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.2 (−9.8) |
−19 (−2) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.2 (−44.0) |
−42.5 (−44.5) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−9 (16) |
−2 (28) |
2.2 (36.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−20 (−4) |
−39 (−38) |
−39 (−38) |
−42.5 (−44.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22 (0.9) |
15.8 (0.62) |
20.7 (0.81) |
26.5 (1.04) |
54.8 (2.16) |
88.9 (3.50) |
71.5 (2.81) |
68.6 (2.70) |
53.1 (2.09) |
39 (1.5) |
27.1 (1.07) |
22.6 (0.89) |
510.4 (20.09) |
| Source: Environment Canada[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Biography". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on January 6, 2009.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 19 May 2010
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