Baldur is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located in the Rural Municipality of Argyle. Baldur is the largest community of the municipality, which is in southwestern Manitoba between Brandon and Portage la Prairie. The community is named after the Norse god Baldur.

History

The community was founded in 1890 with the coming of the railway. Its name reflects the Icelandic heritage of the people in the community.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Baldur had a population of 297 living in 146 of its 155 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 320. With a land area of 2.14 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable people

Climate