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]
Manitoba has 79 urban municipalities, which includes the sub-types of cities, towns and villages.
Manitoba has 10 cities.
| Name | Region | Council type [3] | Council size [3] | 2021 Census of Population [4] | Incorporation date [5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area (km2) | Population density | |||||
| Brandon | Westman | Ward | 10 | 51,313 | 48,883 | +5.0% | 79.04 | 649.2/km2 | May 30, 1882 [6] |
| Dauphin | Parkland | At-large | 6 | 8,368 | 8,369 | 0.0% | 12.67 | 660.5/km2 | March 20, 1998 [7] |
| Flin Flon (part) [lower-alpha 1] | Northern Manitoba | At-large | 6 | 4,940 | 4,991 | −1.0% | 13.14 | 376.0/km2 | June 26, 1970 [8] |
| Morden | Pembina Valley | At-large | 6 | 9,929 | 8,668 | +14.5% | 16.29 | 609.5/km2 | August 24, 2012 [9] |
| Portage la Prairie | Central Plains | At-large | 6 | 13,270 | 13,304 | −0.3% | 24.72 | 536.8/km2 | February 13, 1907 [10] |
| Selkirk | Interlake & Winnipeg Metropolitan | At-large | 6 | 10,504 | 10,278 | +2.2% | 24.47 | 429.3/km2 | June 26, 1998 [11] |
| Steinbach | Eastman | At-large | 6 | 17,806 | 16,022 | +11.1% | 37.56 | 474.1/km2 | October 10, 1997 [12] |
| Thompson | Northern Manitoba | At-large | 8 | 13,035 | 13,678 | −4.7% | 16.62 | 784.3/km2 | July 7, 1970 [13] |
| Winkler | Pembina Valley | At-large | 6 | 13,745 | 12,660 | +8.6% | 20.73 | 663.0/km2 | April 7, 2002 [14] |
| Winnipeg | Winnipeg Metropolitan | Ward | 15 | 749,607 | 705,244 | +6.3% | 461.78 | 1,623.3/km2 | November 8, 1873 [15] |
| Total cities | 892,517 | 842,097 | +6.0% | 707.02 | 1,262.4/km2 | — | |||
| Manitoba | 1,342,153 | 1,278,365 | +5.0% | 540,310.19 | 2.5/km2 | — | |||
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 |
| The 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 |
Manitoba has 2 villages. The second section of this table shows places that are no longer villages, but that were villages just before their reclassification in 2015 (or in some cases an earlier date).
Manitoba has 116 rural municipalities.
| Rural municipalities of Manitoba | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural municipality (RM) | Administrative seat [21] | Incorporation date [22] | 2016 Census of Population [23] | ||||
| Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area (km2) | Population density | |||
Manitoba has two local government districts.
Four unincorporated places in Manitoba are designated as hamlets. [24]
Manitoba recognizes 57 unincorporated places as northern communities. [24]
Manitoba recognizes 12 unincorporated places as settlements. [24]
Portage la Prairie is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. As of 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area of the city was 24.68 square kilometres (9.53 sq mi).
Cranberry Portage is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district located in the Rural Municipality of Kelsey, Manitoba. It was an important part of the pre-European contact trade routes of the Cree and Assiniboine peoples. Long before the fur trade with the Bay and during the Fur Trade, this location was used as a campsite and portage between Grassy River, at the head of a number of well-used routes from Hudson Bay, and Lake Athapapuskow, which connected to the Saskatchewan River system. Once on the Saskatchewan routes were open through the prairies to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Provincial Trunk Highway 6 is a provincial primary highway located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from the Perimeter Highway of Winnipeg to the Thompson south city limits. It is also the main highway connecting Winnipeg to northern Manitoba. The speed limit is 100 km/h. The route is also used to deliver nickel from the Thompson mine to the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg. The section of highway between its southern terminus near Winnipeg and the second junction with PTH 68 near Eriksdale is part of the Northern Woods and Water Route. The portion of the highway between Ponton and Thompson was known as Highway 391 prior to 1986.
Rivers is an unincorporated urban community in the Riverdale Municipality within the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Brandon, 473 metres (1,552 ft) above sea level. It is within the Westman Region. Agriculture, health and related businesses provide income for the community and area. Rivers has a population of 1,257 people in the 2016 census.
St. James-Assiniboia is a major community area in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. As it encapsulates most of the city ward of St. James, which includes the major St. James Street, the area itself is often simply referred to "St. James."
Brochet is an unincorporated community located in Northern Manitoba on the northern shore of Reindeer Lake near the Saskatchewan border; it is designated as a northern community.
Sherridon, Manitoba is an unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada.
Manitoba is one of Canada's 10 provinces. It is the easternmost of the three Prairie provinces.
The Rural Municipality of Coldwell is a rural municipality in the Interlake Region of the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The principal community within the boundaries is Lundar.
The Rural Municipality of Birtle is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Miniota and the Town of Birtle to form the Prairie View Municipality.
Kelsey is a Manitoban rural municipality embedded within the province's Northern Region. It consists of several disjoint parts. The largest part is Carrot Valley, located around and southwest of The Pas along the Carrot River, but the communities of Wanless and Cranberry Portage, located further north, are also part of the municipality. It is 867.64 km2 large. Also lying in the area around The Pas is the Opaskwayak Cree Nation Indian reserve.
The Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and is one of the northernmost rural municipalities in the Interlake Region.
The Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The D Division is the division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police responsible for federal policing in Manitoba and, at times, northwestern Ontario. Headquartered in Winnipeg, the division is commanded by Assistant Commissioner Scott McMurchy and consists of 1089 police officers and 438 support staff.
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