Brandon

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Brandon

Total population

46,061

Air quality index

28Good

Coordinates49.85°, -99.96°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Brandon is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located on the banks of the Assiniboine River in Western Manitoba, approximately 214 kilometres (133 mi) west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of the Saskatchewan provincial border. The city covers an area of 77.41 km2 (29.89 sq mi) with a population of 51,313, and a census metropolitan area population of 54,268. Brandon is the primary commercial centre for the Westman Region and parts of southeastern Saskatchewan, an area with a population of more than 190,000 people.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

D

Dwayne Gylywoychuk

Canadian ice hockey defenceman and coach

S

Steve Gunn

Canadian ice hockey player

Jordan Martinook

Canadian ice hockey player

D

Dustin Schneider

Canadian volleyball player

R

Robert T. Downs

mineralogist and professor, University of Arizona

D

Dave Shyiak

Canadian ice hockey coach

B

Bob Kosid

Canadian football player

A

Amanda Thornborough

Canadian rugby union player

Damon Severson

Canadian ice hockey player

D

Don McLaughlin

ice hockey player (1952-)

L

Lindsay Gauld

cyclist

H

Halli Krzyzaniak

Canadian ice hockey player

Landon Rice

Canadian football player

R

Ryan McLean

Canadian ice hockey player

B

Bryan Wood

Canadian curler

K

Kelly Glowa

Canadian ice hockey player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Manitoba

• Forrest
  8 mi away
• Rounthwaite
  14.5 mi away
• CFB Shilo
  14.7 mi away
• Carroll
  17.1 mi away
• Rivers
  17.4 mi away
• Nesbitt
  17.9 mi away
• Rapid City
  18.9 mi away
• Wawanesa
  21.5 mi away
• Treesbank
  21.7 mi away
• Griswold
  23.4 mi away
• Sprucewood Hutterite Colony
  23.5 mi away
• Bradwardine
  24.5 mi away

Browse all places in Manitoba →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Brandon

Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon Commercial Bureau · 1911

Illustrated souvenir of Brandon, Manitoba

1900

Surficial geology, Brandon, Manitoba

Experimental Farm at Brandon, Manitoba

Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Research Station, Brandon, Man. · 1962

Appréciation du Traitement Hôpital Psychiatrique de Brandon, Brandon, Manitoba

Canada. Division de la santé mentale.

Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, and her industries

Steen & Boyce (Firm) · 1984

Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

1912

Bedrock geology and principal aquifers, Brandon, Manitoba

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• 32nd Avenue Wildfire, Rolette, North Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-05-04 · 69 mi
• Lemon 2 Wildfire, Benson, North Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-04-23 · 135 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-06-26

Common Thick-leg Fly

Tropidia quadrata

Seen 2026-06-26

American Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Seen 2026-06-25

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-06-22

Small-eyed Sphinx

Paonias myops

Seen 2026-06-21

Balkan Catchfly

Silene csereii

Seen 2026-06-21

yellow lady's slipper

Cypripedium parviflorum

Seen 2026-06-21

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-06-21

Margined Calligrapher

Toxomerus marginatus

Seen 2026-06-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Brandon, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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