Holland, Manitoba

Holland, Manitoba is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[2] in the Rural Municipality of Victoria, in Manitoba.

Holland
Village of Holland
Emmanuel Anglican Church.
Holland
Location of Steinbach in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°35′40″N 98°52′52″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural MunicipalityVictoria
Established1878
Government
  MP (Portage—Lisgar)Candice Bergen (CPC)
  MLA (Midland)Blaine Pedersen
Area
  Total25.59 km2 (9.88 sq mi)
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total353[1]
  Density125.4/km2 (325/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code span
Rxx
Area code(s)204
DemonymHollander

It is located at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 34, along the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks.

It lies south of the Assiniboine River, at an elevation of 380 metres (1,250 ft). Spruce Woods Provincial Park is located north-west of the community.

Community facilities include an elementary school, a public library, fire department, a supermarket, a convenience store, a hardware, a post office and a medical clinic. A skating arena and curling rink are open during the winter months only. A farm machinery dealership lies opposite the town across Highway 2.

Residents of Holland are known as "Hollanders". Holland is the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of Victoria and home to the LaSalle Redboine Conservation District and the Tiger Hills Arts Association.

Our Lady of the Prairies, and Trappist Cheese

A nearby Trappist monastery, Our Lady of the Prairies, once made fromage de la trappe.

Notable people

References

  1. "Population data, Holland". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  2. "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.


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