Decker, Manitoba

Decker
Decker
	Decker Location of Decker in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 50°16′12″N 100°46′54″W / 50.27000°N 100.78167°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Westman Region
Census Division	No. 15
Government
• Governing Body	Hamiota Municipality
• MP	Robert Sopuck
• MLA	Larry Maguire
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code	R0M 0K0
Area code	204
NTS Map	062K0&
GNBC Code	GAGGY

Decker is an unincorporated community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 17 kilometers (10 miles) northwest of Hamiota, Manitoba^[2] in the Hamiota Municipality.

The community formed around the Decker family homestead. They arrived there in 1881 and the Post Office opened for the area in 1884 as Arrowton, named for the nearby Arrow River. In 1912 the Post Office was moved to the Decker homestead on 18-15-24W. Nowadays, there is almost nothing left, save for a church, 3 houses and a few old unused shops.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "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.
^ http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/search/calculate_distance_3_e.php?unique_id_str_1=GAGGY&unique_id_str_2=GBSLL ^{[dead link‍]}

Geographic Names of Manitoba - Decker (pg. 62) published by the Millenium Bureau of Canada

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[2006CensMuniPops-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] ttp://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/search/calculate_distance_3_e.php?unique_id_str_1=GAGGY&unique_id_str_2=GBSLL ^{[dead link‍]}

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