Miami, Manitoba

Miami is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district^[2] in southern Manitoba, Canada, which was formed in 1885. It supports a K-12 school and has a curling rink and a skating rink. It lies 100 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg in the Rural Municipality of Thompson.

Miami
Miami Railway Station
Miami Location of Miami in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°22′16″N 98°14′38″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Pembina Valley
Census Division	No. 3
Established	1885
Government
• Governing Body	R.M. of Thompson Council
• MP	Branden Leslie
• MLA	Lauren Stone
Population  (2011 Census[1])
• Total	435
• Density	350.6/km2 (908/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code	R0G 1H0
Area code	204
NTS Map	062G08
GNBC Code	GARDJ

History

In 2005, the community was the victim of a mass street sign theft. All of the community's signs, a total of 44, were stolen just before Christmas Day; total replacement cost was about $7,000 CAD. That same night a house fire was reported and no street signs were available for directions.^{[citation needed]} Most of the streets in the community are named after prominent past residents or pioneers.

Miami was used in a controversial prank contest by Winnipeg radio station Classic Rock 97.5 FM (CJKR) morning man Scruff Connors in 1995. The radio station ran a contest for an all-expenses-paid trip to Miami to watch the Super Bowl, but did not mention that they were referring to Miami, Manitoba, and not the one in Florida.^[3] Local media reported that some participants had considered lawsuits over the prank.^{[citation needed]} Because of the negative backlash of the prank, CJKR terminated Connors' contract within days of the incident.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Miami had a population of 464 living in 199 of its 216 total private dwellings, a change of 6.9% from its 2016 population of 434. With a land area of 1.2 km² (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 386.7/km² (1,001.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Services

Miami has a fire department. Members of the department are trained to a minimum Level I fire fighting certification with the Office of the Fire Commissioner. The Miami Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service has about 24 active members. The community also has an EMS Unit that works in conjunction with the surrounding hospitals.