precipitation cycles. Just south of the community lie the Turtle Mountains, a plateau that rises above the surrounding countryside. The Manitoba side of the plateau is protected by a provincial park, Turtle Mountain Provincial Park, which is approximately in size. Climate Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Deloraine had a population of 962 living in 441 of its 490 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 978. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Attractions One of only two stone bank vaults still in existence in western Canada A 1/2-mile harness race track hosts racing during the summer Prairie Sentinels Park, home to the Flags of the World millennium project. Infrastructure Water Water was needed in the early days of the community and drilling took place using the power of steam engines and locomotives, including the Countess of Dufferin. Eventually water was struck at though it was of poor and salty quality. After the dry years of the 1930s, a water reservoir was constructed a few miles southeast of the town on the Turtlehead Creek, near the present day Deloraine Golf Course. The reservoir and the pipe connection to the town was completed in 1963 when the community had a reliable source of potable water. Sewage lagoons were constructed at the east end of the community and treated sewage then flows north and east into Whitewater Lake. Notable people Ashton Bell, hockey player Ronald D. Bell, judge James Bissett, diplomat William Morton, tenor Rick Neufeld, musician Peter Nygård, fashion designer, accused sex offender References External links Former Town of Deloraine Designated places in Manitoba Former towns in Manitoba Hudson's Bay Company trading posts Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba