Dauphin, Manitoba

**Dauphin** (French for "heir to the French throne", see Dauphin of France) is a city in Manitoba, Canada, located in western Manitoba near Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Riding Mountain National Park, west of Lake Manitoba and Dauphin Lake, and south of Lake Winnipegosis.

## Economy

As the largest city within the Parkland, Dauphin has a trading area of over 50,000 people. A large part of Dauphin's economy is based on agriculture, with farms in this area of the province producing grains, oilseeds, honey, and livestock. It is served by Provincial Trunk Highways 5, 10, and 20 and is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Dauphin.

## Dauphin Lake

The nearby lake was given the name "Dauphin" by the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne.

## Climate

Dauphin has a humid continental climate (Köppen _Dfb_) with cold winters and warm summers.

## Notable people

- Barry Trotz, head coach of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders and 2018 Stanley cup winner, was born and raised in Dauphin.
- James Ball competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 400 metres, where he won the Silver medal.
- Erving Goffman (1922–1982), acclaimed sociologist and author of _The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life_, grew up in Dauphin.
- Helen Frances Marsh (1917–1995) was editor of The Dauphin Herald and served for 18 years on the town council. She was the first Manitoban in Canada's delegation to the United Nations. She was granted an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba in 1977.
- Kenneth Winters (1929–2011) was an eminent musician, broadcaster and music critic, and an editor of _The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada_.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Dauphin
- **official name**: City of Dauphin
- **nickname**: City of Sunshine
- **motto**: "Everything You Deserve"
- **image skyline**: 2009-0520--Watson Arts Centre-Dauphin.jpg
- **image caption**: The Watson Arts Centre was built in 1905.
- **image map**: 411 Dauphin, Manitoba.svg
- **map caption**: City boundaries
- **pushpin map**: Manitoba
- **pushpin map caption**: Location of Dauphin in Manitoba
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Canada
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces and territories of Canada, Province
- **subdivision name1**: Manitoba
- **subdivision type2**: Region
- **subdivision name2**: Parkland Region, Parkland
- **leader title**: City Mayor
- **leader name**: David Bosiak
- **leader title1**: Governing Body
- **leader name1**: Dauphin City Council
- **leader title2**: House of Commons of Canada, MP (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa)
- **leader name2**: Dan Mazier
- **leader title3**: Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, MLA (Dauphin (provincial electoral district), Dauphin)
- **leader name3**: Ron Kostyshyn
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: 1898
- **area total km2**: 12.67
- **population as of**: 2021
- **population total**: 8,368 List of cities in Manitoba, (9th)
- **population density km2**: 660.5
- **population blank1 title**: Change <small>2011–16</small>
- **timezone**: North American Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: −6
- **timezone dst**: North American Central Time Zone, CDT
- **utc offset dst**: −5
- **postal code type**: Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas, Forward sortation area
- **postal code**: List of R postal codes of Canada, R7N
- **elevation m**: 268
- **elevation ft**: 968
- **website**: [https://www.dauphin.ca/ City of Dauphin]
- **area code**: Area codes 204, 431, and 584, 204, 431 ,584