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Provinces of Canada>ProvinceManitoba}}List of regions of Canada>RegionWestman Region, Manitoba>Westman RegionCensus divisions of Manitoba>Census DivisionDivision No. 6, Manitoba>No. 6|subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes =|government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = Governing Body|leader_name1 = Rural Municipality of Pipestone CouncilHouse of Commons of Canada>MP|leader_name2 = Larry MaguireLegislative Assembly of Manitoba>MLA|leader_name3 = Greg Nesbitt|established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 =|area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Metric|area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi =|area_land_sq_mi =|area_water_sq_mi =|area_water_percent =|area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi =|area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi =|area_blank1_title =|area_blank1_km2 =|area_blank1_sq_mi =Canada 2006 Census>2006 CensusHTTP://WWW12.STATCAN.CA/ENGLISH/CENSUS06/DATA/POPDWELL/TABLE.CFM?T=301&SR=3126&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&PR=0&CMA=0 >TITLE=POPULATION AND DWELLING COUNTS, FOR CANADA AND CENSUS SUBDIVISIONS (MUNICIPALITIES), 2006 AND 2001 CENSUSES - 100% DATA STATISTICS CANADA, 2006 CENSUS OF POPULATION >DATE=2008-11-05, 2009-01-30, |population_footnotes =|population_note =|population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi =|population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi =|population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi =|population_blank1_title =|population_blank1 =|population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =Central Time Zone (North America)>CST|utc_offset = −6Central Time Zone (North America)>CDT|utc_offset_DST = −549531016region:CA-MB|display=inline,title}}|elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft =|postal_code_type = Postal Code|postal_code = R0M 0J0Area code 204>204|blank_name = |blank_info = National Topographic System>NTS Map|blank1_info = 062F11Geographical Names Board of Canada>GNBC Code|blank2_info = GAFUR |website = |footnotes = }}Cromer, Manitoba is a village located in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, in south-western Manitoba, Canada in a region called Westman.In 1884 the Post Office was opened at LSD 26-8-28W and was known as Elm Valley.1981 Trails Along the Pipestone - a history book of the Municipality of Pipestone. The name was changed to Cromer when the Canadian Northern Railway came through in 1907.The community is situated alongside Pipestone Creek in the Pipestone Valley. The valley was formed almost 20,000 years ago during the melting of the last glaciation. The melting waters formed the Pipestone Spillway, which is the valley seen today. The village sits at the intersections of roads 256 and 255 and consists of several businesses, residences, and churches. There is also an ice rink and a 9-hole golf course.WEB,weblink Cromer Golf Course in Cromer, Manitoba, Canada, Enbridge Line 2B starts just north of the village at the Tundra Oil & Gas plant.(File:Cromer Manitoba.jpg|thumb|left|Going south into Cromer on highway 256 by the grain elevator)

Cromer United Church

(File:Cromer United Church.jpg|thumb|left|The Cromer United church, Manitoba Municipal Heritage Site No. 89)The Cromer United Church, built in 1911, is designated "Manitoba Municipal Heritage Site No. 89"WEB,weblink HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca, and part of the Canadian Register of Historic Places.WEB,weblink Manitoba Municipal Heritage Site No. 89 - Cromer United Church | Municipal Heritage Sites | Historic Resources Branch, It was originally called Cromer Methodist Church and was built for the Methodist congregation and its architecture is a modest Gothic Revival-style wooden church. As a heritage site, it was recognised on 10 December 1992 and was listed in the Canadian Register on 17 February 2006.

Notable residents

• Mary Carter, judge Beth Bilson, Profile of Mary Carter {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710135456weblink |date=2017-07-10 }}. Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2016-11-29.

See also

• List of historic places in Westman Region, Manitoba
• List of oil pipelines
• Cromer, England

References

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External links

• Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 57) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
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