Manyberries


title: "Manyberries" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hamlets-in-alberta", "county-of-forty-mile-no.-8"] topic_path: "general/hamlets-in-alberta" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manyberries" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameManyberries
native_name
settlement_typeHamlet
image_skylineManyberries, Alberta station.jpg
image_captionFormer railroad station
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pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
pushpin_label_position
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Southern Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name32
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4County of Forty Mile No. 8
leader_title2
leader_title3
established_title3
unit_pref
population_as_of1991
population_footnotes
population_total96
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m930
postal_code_typePostal code span
postal_codeT0K 1L0
area_code+1-403
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 61
blank1_nameWaterways
blank1_infoPakowki Lake, Manyberries Creek
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|elevation_m = 930 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = Postal code span |postal_code = T0K 1L0 |area_code = +1-403 |blank_name = Highways |blank_info = Highway 61 |blank1_name = Waterways |blank1_info = Pakowki Lake, Manyberries Creek |website = |footnotes = Manyberries is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. It is located approximately 85 km south of Medicine Hat, at the eastern end of Highway 61 (the Red Coat Trail).

Geography

Climate

Manyberries experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). Winters are long, cold and dry, while summers are relatively short but very warm. Precipitation is low, with an annual average of 353 mm, and is concentrated in the warmer months. Manyberries is the sunniest spot in Canada, receiving an average of 2,567 hours of sunshine per year.

|location = Manyberries (Onefour Research Farm), 1971–2000 normals, extremes 1928–present |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 18.5 |Feb record high C = 21.0 |Mar record high C = 24.7 |Apr record high C = 32.2 |May record high C = 34.4 |Jun record high C = 40.6 |Jul record high C = 40.9 |Aug record high C = 40.6 |Sep record high C = 36.1 |Oct record high C = 32.8 |Nov record high C = 22.6 |Dec record high C = 17.2 |year record high C = 40.9 |Jan high C = −4.7 |Feb high C = −2.3 |Mar high C = 4.1 |Apr high C = 12.3 |May high C = 18.3 |Jun high C = 23.3 |Jul high C = 26.9 |Aug high C = 26.1 |Sep high C = 19.5 |Oct high C = 13.3 |Nov high C = 2.8 |Dec high C = −2.9 |year high C = 11.4 |Jan mean C = −10.5 |Feb mean C = −8.1 |Mar mean C = −1.8 |Apr mean C = 5.7 |May mean C = 11.5 |Jun mean C = 16.2 |Jul mean C = 19.2 |Aug mean C = 18.5 |Sep mean C = 12.0 |Oct mean C = 6.0 |Nov mean C = −3.2 |Dec mean C = −8.7 |year mean C = 4.7 |Jan low C = −16.2 |Feb low C = −13.9 |Mar low C = −7.7 |Apr low C = −1.0 |May low C = 4.7 |Jun low C = 9.0 |Jul low C = 11.5 |Aug low C = 10.8 |Sep low C = 4.6 |Oct low C = −1.3 |Nov low C = −9.2 |Dec low C = −14.5 |year low C = −1.9 |Jan record low C = −42.8 |Feb record low C = −42.8 |Mar record low C = −35.6 |Apr record low C = −26.1 |May record low C = −13.3 |Jun record low C = −1.7 |Jul record low C = 1.1 |Aug record low C = −1.0 |Sep record low C = −12.2 |Oct record low C = −24.0 |Nov record low C = −35.0 |Dec record low C = −41.1 |year record low C = −42.8 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 22.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 19.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 22.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 28.7 |May precipitation mm = 52.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 48.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 34.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 38.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 34.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 14.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 17.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 20.3 |year precipitation mm = 353.0 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 0.1 |Feb rain mm = 0.1 |Mar rain mm = 2.4 |Apr rain mm = 16.4 |May rain mm = 49.4 |Jun rain mm = 48.3 |Jul rain mm = 34.2 |Aug rain mm = 38.6 |Sep rain mm = 33.0 |Oct rain mm = 7.7 |Nov rain mm = 1.4 |Dec rain mm = 0.5 |year rain mm = 232.1 |Jan snow cm = 22.5 |Feb snow cm = 18.9 |Mar snow cm = 20.1 |Apr snow cm = 12.2 |May snow cm = 3.4 |Jun snow cm = 0 |Jul snow cm = 0 |Aug snow cm = 0 |Sep snow cm = 1.3 |Oct snow cm = 7.0 |Nov snow cm = 15.7 |Dec snow cm = 19.7 |year snow cm = 120.9 |unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm |Jan precipitation days = 8.9 |Feb precipitation days = 7.0 |Mar precipitation days = 7.2 |Apr precipitation days = 8.4 |May precipitation days = 11.6 |Jun precipitation days = 10.7 |Jul precipitation days = 9.6 |Aug precipitation days = 9.1 |Sep precipitation days = 7.8 |Oct precipitation days = 4.9 |Nov precipitation days = 7.0 |Dec precipitation days = 8.7 |year precipitation days = 100.8 |unit rain days = 0.2 mm |Jan rain days = 0.05 |Feb rain days = 0.10 |Mar rain days = 1.1 |Apr rain days = 5.5 |May rain days = 11.2 |Jun rain days = 10.7 |Jul rain days = 9.6 |Aug rain days = 9.1 |Sep rain days = 7.4 |Oct rain days = 3.2 |Nov rain days = 0.95 |Dec rain days = 0.30 |year rain days = 59.0 |unit snow days = 0.2 cm |Jan snow days = 8.9 |Feb snow days = 6.9 |Mar snow days = 6.2 |Apr snow days = 3.1 |May snow days = 0.45 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0.35 |Oct snow days = 1.8 |Nov snow days = 6.1 |Dec snow days = 8.4 |year snow days = 42.1 |Jan sun = 102.8 |Feb sun = 130.1 |Mar sun = 172.2 |Apr sun = 235.2 |May sun = 289.2 |Jun sun = 319.9 |Jul sun = 361.2 |Aug sun = 318.2 |Sep sun = 231.8 |Oct sun = 193.6 |Nov sun = 122.3 |Dec sun = 90.3 |year sun = 2566.8 |Jan percentsun = 38.0 |Feb percentsun = 45.5 |Mar percentsun = 46.8 |Apr percentsun = 57.3 |May percentsun = 61.0 |Jun percentsun = 66.1 |Jul percentsun = 73.9 |Aug percentsun = 71.3 |Sep percentsun = 61.1 |Oct percentsun = 57.7 |Nov percentsun = 44.4 |Dec percentsun = 35.1 |year percentsun = 54.9 |source 1 = Environment Canada{{cite web | url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=manyberries&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=2345&dispBack=1 | title = Manyberries CDA, Alberta | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000 | publisher = Environment Canada | language = en, fr | access-date = November 23, 2016}}{{cite web | url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=onefour&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=11&Day=23&selRowPerPage=25 | title = Onefour, Alberta | work = Canadian Climate Data | publisher = Environment Canada | language = en, fr | access-date = November 23, 2016}} |date=August 2010

Demographics

| title = Population history of Manyberries | type = Canada | align = left | width = | shading = | percentages = | state = | footnote = | source = Statistics Canada

|1941|100 |1951|85 |1956|70 |1961|103 |1966|90 |1971|81 |1976|60 |1981|62 |1986|88 |1991|96

Manyberries recorded a population of 96 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.

Services

Manyberries has a community hall, a curling rink, a park with playground equipment, and a hotel with lounge. Manyberries still has its original Canadian Pacific railway station and a section house, which are both private residences, and are located beside the former Stirling-Weyburn branch line. CPR abandoned the branch line from just east of Stirling to Consul, Saskatchewan in the late 1980s. The tracks were pulled shortly after in early 1990s from Manyberries to Consul. The hamlet also has two oilfield services company that service the nearby Manyberries oilfield. Manyberries, Alberta house.jpg|Deserted house

References

| Northwest = Orion | North = Medicine Hat | Northeast = Elkwater | West = New Dayton | Centre = Manyberries | East = Govenlock | Southwest = Aden | South = Montana, USA | Southeast = Onefour

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