List of communities in Manitoba

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Communities in the province of Manitoba, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.

Contents

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 in Manitoba
Name Region [3] Council type [4] Council size [4] 2021 Canadian census [5] Incorporation date
Population
(2021)		Population
(2016)		ChangeLand
area (km2)		Population
density
Brandon Westman Ward1051,31348,883+5.0%79.04649.2/km2May 30, 1882 [6]
Dauphin Parkland At-large68,3688,3690.0%12.67660.5/km2March 20, 1998 [7]
Flin Flon (part) [a] Northern At-large64,9404,991−1.0%13.14376.1/km2June 26, 1970 [9]
Morden Pembina Valley [10] At-large69,9298,668+14.5%16.29609.6/km2August 24, 2012 [11]
Portage la Prairie Central Plains At-large613,27013,304−0.3%24.72536.8/km2February 13, 1907 [12]
Selkirk Interlake & Winnipeg [13] [14] At-large610,50410,278+2.2%24.47429.3/km2June 26, 1998 [15]
Steinbach Eastman At-large617,80616,022+11.1%37.56474.1/km2October 10, 1997 [16]
Thompson Northern At-large813,03513,678−4.7%16.62784.3/km2July 7, 1970 [17]
Winkler Pembina Valley [10] At-large613,74512,660+8.6%20.73663.1/km2April 7, 2002 [18]
Winnipeg Winnipeg Ward 15749,607705,244+6.3%461.781,623.3/km2November 8, 1873 [19]
All cities892,517842,097+6.0%707.021,262.4/km2—
Manitoba [b] 1,342,1531,278,365+5.0%540,310.192.5/km2—

Towns

Manitoba has 25 towns.

NameIncorporation
date		 2016 Census of Population
Population
(2016)		Population
(2011)		Change
Land area
(km2)		Population
density
Altona December 31, 19454,2124,088+3.0%9.38
Arborg January 1, 19641,2321,152+6.9%2.21
Beausejour November 5, 19083,2193,126+3.0%5.42
Carberry December 20, 18891,7381,669+4.1%4.96
Carman November 3, 18993,1643,027+4.5%4.34
Churchill January 1, 1959899813+10.6%53.96
Gillam May 1, 19661,2651,332−5.0%1,996.34
Grand Rapids March 1, 1962268279−3.9%87.04
Lac du Bonnet December 31, 19471,0891,069+1.9%2.15
Leaf Rapids December 1, 1971582498+16.9%1,272.83
Lynn Lake May 9, 1959494674−26.7%910.23
Melita May 15, 19021,0421,069−2.5%3.04
Minnedosa March 2, 18832,4492,587−5.3%15.39
Morris January 29, 18831,8851,797+4.9%6.10
Neepawa November 23, 18834,6093,629+27.0%17.35
Niverville January 1, 19694,6103,540+30.2%8.69
The Pas May 17, 19125,3695,513−2.6%49.52
Powerview-Pine Falls January 1, 19511,3161,314+0.2%5.02
Snow Lake June 2, 1947899723+24.3%1,211.89
Ste. Anne January 1, 19632,1141,626+30.0%4.23
Stonewall August 14, 19064,8094,536+6.0%5.99
Swan River May 11, 19084,0143,907+2.7%7.16
Teulon May 6, 19191,2011,124+6.9%3.23
Virden August 2, 18903,3223,114+6.7%8.97
Winnipeg Beach November 2, 19091,1451,011+13.3%3.87
Total—56,94653,217+7.0%5,699.31

Villages

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).

Rural municipalities

Manitoba has 116 rural municipalities.

Local government districts

Manitoba has two local government districts.

NamePopulation
(2011) [2] 		Population
(2006) [2] 		Change
(%) [2] 		Area
(km²) [2] 		Population
density [2]
Mystery Lake 100—3,464.060
Pinawa 1,4441,450−0.4128.4711.2
Total local government districts1,4541,4500.33,592.530.4

Unincorporated communities

Hamlets

Four unincorporated places in Manitoba are designated as hamlets. [28]

Northern communities

Manitoba recognizes 57 unincorporated places as northern communities. [28]

Settlements

Manitoba recognizes 12 unincorporated places as settlements. [28]

See also

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Notes

    1. ↑ Part of Flin Flon is located in Saskatchewan; only the part in Manitoba is included. [8]
    2. ↑ The population of Manitoba includes the listed cities as well as the province's other municipalities and population centers. [5]

    References

    1. 1 2 "The Municipal Act". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
    3. ↑ "Regional Profile: Regional Map". Government of Manitoba . Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
    4. 1 2 "2022 Manitoba Municipal Elections". Association of Manitoba Municipalities . Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
    5. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada . Government of Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
    6. ↑ "Brandon City Plan". City of Brandon . Planning & Buildings Department. March 13, 2024. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
    7. ↑ "Manitoba Communities: Dauphin (City)". Manitoba Historical Society . Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
    8. ↑ Lyon, D.M. (September 10, 2012). "Flin Flon". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved July 20, 2024.
    9. ↑ "Manitoba Communities: Flin Flon (City)". Manitoba Historical Society . Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
    10. 1 2 "Manitoba Community Profiles: Pembina Valley Region Map". Government of Manitoba . Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
    11. ↑ "Morden Gets City Status". City of Morden . August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
    12. ↑ "Manitoba Communities: Portage la Prairie (City)". Manitoba Historical Society . Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
    13. ↑ "Manitoba Community Profiles: Interlake Region Map". Government of Manitoba . Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
    14. ↑ "Manitoba Community Profiles: Winnipeg Capital Region Map". Government of Manitoba . Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
    15. ↑ "Manitoba Communities: Selkirk (City)". Manitoba Historical Society . Retrieved July 5, 2024.
    16. ↑ "Manitoba Communities: Steinbach (City)". Manitoba Historical Society . Archived from the original on November 11, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
    17. ↑ "Manitoba Communities: Thompson (City)". Manitoba Historical Society . Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
    18. ↑ "Manitoba Communities: Winkler (City)". Manitoba Historical Society . Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
    19. ↑ "Manitoba Communities: Winnipeg (City)". Manitoba Historical Society . Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
    20. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
    21. ↑ "Foxwarren (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
    22. ↑ "Garson / Lyall (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
    23. ↑ "Great Falls (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
    24. ↑ "Powerview (Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
    25. ↑ "Manitoba Municipal Officials Directory" (PDF). Manitoba Municipal Relations. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
    26. ↑ "MHS Resources: Manitoba's Municipal History". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
    27. ↑ "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.
    28. 1 2 3 "Geographical Names" (Esri shapefile). Manitoba Land Initiative. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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