Brandon, city (1991 pop. 38,567), SW Man., central Canada, on the Assiniboine R.; 49°50'N 99°57'W. The business center of the wheat-raising area of SW Man., Brandon has an extensive trade in farm prods. and machinery. Also grain; hogs, cattle; fertilizer. Publishing. Seat of the annual provincial exhibition and of the Man. Winter Fair. A govt. experimental farm adjoins the city. Seat of Brandon Univ. Named for the old Hudson’s Bay Co. post, Brandon House, built in 1793.
