List of communities in Manitoba
Communities in the Province of Manitoba, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and local government districts. Urban municipalities can be named as cities, towns, villages or simply urban municipalities.[1]
The administration of urban and rural municipalities is regulated by The Municipal Act.[1] Some municipalities have since amalgamated, making this list inaccurate.
In the 2011 Census, Manitoba's communities combined for a total provincial population of 1,208,268.[2]
Municipalities
Urban municipalities
Manitoba has 79 urban municipalities, which includes the sub-types of cities, towns and villages.
Cities
Manitoba has 10 cities.
| Cities of Manitoba | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Population (2021)[3] | Population (2016)[3] | Change (%)[3] | Area (km²)[3] | Population density (2021)[3] |
| Brandon | 51,313 | 48,883 | +5.0% | 79.04 | 649.2 |
| Dauphin[MB 1] | 8,368 | 8,369 | 0.0% | 12.67 | 660.5 |
| Flin Flon (part)[MB 2] | 4,940 | 4,991 | −1.0% | 13.14[MB 3] | 376.1 |
| Morden[MB 4] | 9,929 | 8,668 | +14.5% | 16.29 | 609.6 |
| Portage la Prairie | 13,270 | 13,304 | −0.3% | 24.72 | 536.8 |
| Selkirk | 10,504 | 10,278 | +2.2% | 24.47 | 429.3 |
| Steinbach | 17,806 | 16,022 | +11.1% | 37.56 | 474.1 |
| Thompson | 13,035 | 13,678 | −4.7% | 16.62 | 784.3 |
| Winkler | 13,747 | 12,660 | +8.6% | 20.73 | 663.1 |
| Winnipeg[MB 5] | 749,607 | 705,224 | +6.3% | 461.78 | 1,623.3 |
| Total cities | 892,507 | 841,880 | +6.0% | 707.02 | 1,262.35 |
Towns
Manitoba has 25 towns.
| Name | Incorporation date | 2016 Census of Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2016) | Population (2011) | Change | Land area (km²) | Population density | ||
| Altona | December 31, 1945 | 4,212 | 4,088 | +3.0% | 9.38 | 449.0/km2 |
| Arborg | January 1, 1964 | 1,232 | 1,152 | +6.9% | 2.21 | 557.5/km2 |
| Beausejour | November 5, 1908 | 3,219 | 3,126 | +3.0% | 5.42 | 593.9/km2 |
| Carberry | December 20, 1889 | 1,738 | 1,669 | +4.1% | 4.96 | 350.4/km2 |
| Carman | November 3, 1899 | 3,164 | 3,027 | +4.5% | 4.34 | 729.0/km2 |
| Churchill | January 1, 1959 | 899 | 813 | +10.6% | 53.96 | 16.7/km2 |
| Gillam | May 1, 1966 | 1,265 | 1,332 | −5.0% | 1,996.34 | 0.6/km2 |
| Grand Rapids | March 1, 1962 | 268 | 279 | −3.9% | 87.04 | 3.1/km2 |
| Lac du Bonnet | December 31, 1947 | 1,089 | 1,069 | +1.9% | 2.15 | 506.5/km2 |
| Leaf Rapids | December 1, 1971 | 582 | 498 | +16.9% | 1,272.83 | 0.5/km2 |
| Lynn Lake | May 9, 1959 | 494 | 674 | −26.7% | 910.23 | 0.5/km2 |
| Melita | May 15, 1902 | 1,042 | 1,069 | −2.5% | 3.04 | 342.8/km2 |
| Minnedosa | March 2, 1883 | 2,449 | 2,587 | −5.3% | 15.39 | 159.1/km2 |
| Morris | January 29, 1883 | 1,885 | 1,797 | +4.9% | 6.10 | 309.0/km2 |
| Neepawa | November 23, 1883 | 4,609 | 3,629 | +27.0% | 17.35 | 265.6/km2 |
| Niverville | January 1, 1969 | 4,610 | 3,540 | +30.2% | 8.69 | 530.5/km2 |
| PasThe Pas | May 17, 1912 | 5,369 | 5,513 | −2.6% | 49.52 | 108.4/km2 |
| Powerview-Pine Falls | January 1, 1951 | 1,316 | 1,314 | +0.2% | 5.02 | 262.2/km2 |
| Snow Lake | June 2, 1947 | 899 | 723 | +24.3% | 1,211.89 | 0.7/km2 |
| Ste. Anne | January 1, 1963 | 2,114 | 1,626 | +30.0% | 4.23 | 499.8/km2 |
| Stonewall | August 14, 1906 | 4,809 | 4,536 | +6.0% | 5.99 | 802.8/km2 |
| Swan River | May 11, 1908 | 4,014 | 3,907 | +2.7% | 7.16 | 560.6/km2 |
| Teulon | May 6, 1919 | 1,201 | 1,124 | +6.9% | 3.23 | 371.8/km2 |
| Virden | August 2, 1890 | 3,322 | 3,114 | +6.7% | 8.97 | 370.3/km2 |
| Winnipeg Beach | November 2, 1909 | 1,145 | 1,011 | +13.3% | 3.87 | 295.9/km2 |
| Total | — | 56,946 | 53,217 | +7.0% | 5,699.31 | 10.0/km2 |
Villages
Manitoba has 2 villages.
Rural municipalities
Manitoba has 116 rural municipalities.
| Rural municipalities of Manitoba | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural municipality (RM) | Administrative seat[9] | Incorporation date[10] | 2016 Census of Population[11] | ||||
| Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area (km2) | Population density | |||
Local government districts
Manitoba has two local government districts.
| Name | Population (2011)[2] | Population (2006)[2] | Change (%)[2] | Area (km²)[2] | Population density[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Lake | 10 | 0 | — | 3,464.06 | 0 |
| Pinawa | 1,444 | 1,450 | −0.4 | 128.47 | 11.2 |
| Total local government districts | 1,454 | 1,450 | 0.3 | 3,592.53 | 0.4 |
Unincorporated communities
- Alonsa
- Angusville
- Anola
- Argyle
- Ashern
- Ashville
- Aubigny
- Austin
- Badger
- Bakers Narrows
- Balaton Beach
- Baldur
- Bender
- Bender Hamlet
- Berlo
- Birch River
- Birds Hill
- Blumenort
- Breezy Point
- Brereton Lake
- Brochet
- Brunkild
- Bruxelles
- Caliento
- Camper
- Camperville
- Chater
- Chortitz
- Clearwater
- Cottonwoods
- Cormorant
- Cranberry Portage
- Cromer
- Cross Lake
- Cypress River
- Dennis Lake
- Domain
- Dominion City
- Douglas
- Duck Bay
- Dugald
- Easterville
- East Selkirk
- Elie
- Elgin
- Elm Creek
- Elma
- Elphinstone
- Eriksdale
- Erinview
- Falcon Lake
- Fisher Branch
- Fisherton
- Forrest
- Fort Alexander
- Foxwarren
- Fraserwood
- Friedensfeld
- Friedensfeld West
- Friedensruh
- Garden Hill
- Gardenton
- Garson
- Gimli
- Glass
- Glenlea
- Gods Lake Narrows
- Gods River
- Goose Creek
- Gretna, Manitoba
- Grand Marais
- Grosse Isle
- Grunthal
- Gull Harbour
- Gunton
- Gypsumville
- Hadashville
- Hecla
- Hecla Village
- Hnausa
- Hochfeld
- Hodgson
- Holland
- Husavik
- Île-des-Chênes
- Ilford
- Inwood
- Isabella
- Island Lake
- Jackhead
- Kemnay
- Kenville
- Kenton
- Killarney
- Kleefeld
- Komarno
- La Broquerie
- La Riviere
- Lac Brochet
- Landmark
- Lester Beach
- Letellier
- Libau
- Lido Plage
- Lilyfield
- Little Grand Rapids
- Lockport
- Lorette
- Lundar
- Lundar Beach
- MacGregor
- Malonton
- Marchand
- Matlock
- Meadow Lea
- Meadows
- Meleb
- Miami
- Miklavik
- Moose Lake
- Narcisse
- Neelin
- New Bothwell
- Nelson House
- Ninette
- Norris Lake
- Norway House
- Oakbank
- Oak Bluff
- Oakburn
- Oakville
- Olha
- Onanole
- Oswald
- Oxford House
- Pierson
- Pikwitonei
- Piney
- Pipestone
- Prawda
- Pukatawagan
- Red Sucker Lake
- Reinfeld
- Rembrandt
- Reston
- Richer
- Riding Mountain
- River Hills
- Roland
- Rosser
- Sandy Hook
- Siglavik
- Southport
- St. Adolphe
- St. Boniface
- St. Georges
- St. François Xavier
- St. James
- St. Jean Baptiste
- St. Laurent
- St. Malo
- St. Martin Junction
- St. Theresa Point
- Sandy Bay
- Sandy Lake
- Sanford
- Seven Sisters
- Shamattawa
- Sherridon
- Shilo
- Shoal Lake
- Silver
- South Indian Lake
- South Junction
- Sperling
- Split Lake
- Sprague
- Sprucewoods
- Starbuck
- Steep Rock
- Steep Rock Junction
- Stony Mountain
- Stuartburn
- Sundance
- Sundown
- Tadoule Lake
- Teulon
- Treesbank
- Tolstoi
- Tyndall
- Vassar
- Vista
- Vita
- Waasagomach
- Wabowden
- Wanless
- Warren
- West St. Paul
- Whitemouth
- Winnipeg
- Winnipeg Beach
- Woodlands
- Woodroyd
- Whytewold
- York Factory
- York Landing
- Zbaraz
- Zhoda
Hamlets
Four unincorporated places in Manitoba are designated as hamlets.[12]
Northern communities
Manitoba recognizes 57 unincorporated places as northern communities.[12]
- Camperville
- Cormorant
- Crane River
- Cross Lake
- Dallas
- Dauphin River
- Dawson Bay
- Duck Bay
- Fisher Bay
- Fisher River
- Gods Lake Narrows
- Granville Lake
- Harwill
- Herb Lake Landing
- Homebrook
- Ilford
- Island Lake
- Little Bullhead
- Little Grand Rapids
- Long Body Creek
- Loon Straits
- Mallard
- Manigotagan
- Matheson Island
- Meadow Portage
- Moose Lake
- National Mills
- Nelson House
- Norway House
- Oxford House
- Pelican Rapids
- Pikwitonei
- Pine Dock
- Poplarville
- Powell
- Princess Harbour
- Red Deer Lake
- Red Rose
- Red Sucker Lake
- Rock Ridge
- Salt Point
- Seymourville
- Sherridon
- South Indian Lake
- Spence Lake
- St. Theresa Point
- Thicket Portage
- Wabowden
- Warren Landing
- Waterhen
- Westgate
Settlements
Manitoba recognizes 12 unincorporated places as settlements.[12]
See also
- List of communities in Manitoba by population
- List of municipalities in Manitoba
- List of regions of Manitoba
- List of rural municipalities in Manitoba
Notes
- ^ Dauphin is Manitoba's smallest city by area.
- ^ Flin Flon is Manitoba's smallest city by population. The balance of Flin Flon is located within Saskatchewan.
- ^ This area does not include 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi) in the Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon. The city's total area in 2016 was 16.24 km2 (6.27 sq mi).
- ^ Morden is Manitoba's newest city, incorporated August 24, 2012.
- ^ Winnipeg is Canada's seventh-largest city and Manitoba's capital and largest city by both population and area. The Winnipeg census metropolitan area (CMA) is formed around the City of Winnipeg.
References
- ^ a b "The Municipal Act". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Foxwarren (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Garson / Lyall (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Great Falls (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Powerview (Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Manitoba Municipal Officials Directory" (PDF). Manitoba Municipal Relations. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "MHS Resources: Manitoba's Municipal History". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Geographical Names" (Esri shapefile). Manitoba Land Initiative. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
External links
- Government of Manitoba Community Profiles:
- Regional Map.
- Census Divisions Map.
- Municipality Profiles.
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