Manitoba has 81 communities, excluding rural municipalities, that have a population of 1,000 or greater according to the 2021 Census of Canada conducted by Statistics Canada. These communities include cities, towns, villages, reserves inhabited by First Nations, a local government district that is urban in nature, designated places, and population centres. A population centre, according to Statistics Canada, is an area with a population of at least 1,000 and a density of 400 or more people per square kilometre. [1]
Rank | Name | Type [2] | Population (2021) [2] [3] [4] | Population (2016) [5] [4] [3] | Percentage change [5] [4] [3] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Winnipeg | City | 749,607 | 705,244 | 6.3 |
2 | Brandon | City | 51,313 | 48,883 | 5.0 |
3 | Steinbach | City | 17,806 | 16,022 | 11.1 |
4 | Winkler | City | 13,745 | 12,660 | 8.6 |
5 | Portage la Prairie | City | 13,270 | 13,304 | -0.3 |
6 | Thompson | City | 13,035 | 13,678 | -4.7 |
7 | Selkirk | City | 10,504 | 10,278 | 2.2 |
8 | Morden | City | 9,929 | 8,668 | 14.5 |
9 | Dauphin | City | 8,368 | 8,369 | 0.0 |
10 | Niverville | Town | 5,947 | 4,610 | 29.0 |
11 | Neepawa | Town | 5,685 | 4,609 | 23.3 |
12 | The Pas | Town | 5,639 | 5,369 | 5.0 |
13 | Norway House 17 | Reserve | 5,390 | 4,807 | 12.1 |
14 | Stonewall | Town | 5,046 | 4,809 | 4.9 |
15 | Oakbank | Population centre [3] | 5,041 | 4,604 | 9.5 |
16 | Flin Flon | City (Manitoba portion) | 4,940 | 4,991 | -1.0 |
17 | Altona | Town | 4,267 | 4,212 | 1.3 |
18 | Swan River | Town | 4,049 | 4,014 | 0.9 |
19 | Lorette | Designated place | 3,512 | 3,208 | 9.5 |
20 | St. Theresa Point | Reserve | 3,417 | 3,262 | 4.8 |
21 | Beausejour | Town | 3,307 | 3,219 | 2.7 |
22 | Mitchell | Population centre | 3,136 | 2,523 | 24.3 |
23 | Virden | Town | 3,118 | 3,322 | -6.1 |
24 | Carman | Town | 3,114 | 3,164 | -1.6 |
25 | Garden Hill First Nation | Reserve | 3,054 | 2,603 | 17.3 |
26 | Peguis 1B | Reserve | 3,053 | 2,704 | 12.9 |
27 | Ste. Anne | Town | 2,891 | 2,114 | 36.8 |
28 | Minnedosa | Town | 2,741 | 2,449 | 11.9 |
29 | La Salle | Designated place | 2,687 | 2,069 | 29.9 |
30 | Sandy Bay 5 | Reserve | 2,598 | 2,515 | 3.3 |
31 | Killarney | Population centre [3] | 2,499 | 2,315 | 7.9 |
32 | Nelson House 170 | Reserve | 2,397 | 2,500 | -4.1 |
33 | Gimli | Population centre [3] | 2,345 | 2,251 | 4.2 |
34 | Split Lake 171 | Reserve | 2,232 | 2,044 | 9.2 |
35 | Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E | Reserve | 2,210 | 2,473 | -10.6 |
36 | Stony Mountain | Population centre [3] | 2,160 | 1,800 | 20.0 |
37 | Fort Alexander 3 | Reserve | 2,127 | 1,929 | 10.3 |
38 | Wasagamack | Reserve | 2,088 | 1,403 | 48.8 |
39 | Cross Lake 19A | Reserve | 2,045 | 1,922 | 6.4 |
40 | Morris | Town | 1,975 | 1,885 | 4.8 |
41 | Souris | Designated place | 1,970 | 1,974 | -0.2 |
42 | Oxford House 24 | Reserve | 1,955 | 1,955 | 0.0 |
43 | Cross Lake 19 | Reserve | 1,865 | 1,607 | 16.1 |
44 | Pukatawagan 198 | Reserve | 1,844 | 1,844 | 0.0 |
45 | Carberry | Town | 1,818 | 1,738 | 4.6 |
46 | Grunthal | Designated place | 1,782 | 1,680 | 6.1 |
47 | Russell | Designated place | 1,740 | 1,599 | 8.8 |
48 | Blumenort | Designated place | 1,738 | 1,675 | 3.8 |
49 | La Broquerie | Designated place | 1,715 | 1,401 | 22.4 |
50 | Roblin | Designated place | 1,709 | 1,697 | 0.7 |
51 | Ebb and Flow 52 | Reserve | 1,608 | 1,341 | 19.9 |
52 | Ile-des-Chenes | Designated place | 1,606 | 1,546 | 3.9 |
53 | St. Adolphe | Population centre | 1,595 | 1,367 | 16.7 |
54 | Boissevain | Designated place | 1,577 | 1,656 | -4.8 |
55 | Pinawa | Local government district | 1,558 | 1,504 | 3.6 |
56 | God's Lake 23 | Reserve | 1,520 | 1,211 | 25.5 |
57 | Fisher River 44 | Reserve | 1,449 | 1,473 | -1.6 |
58 | Oak Bluff | Population centre [3] | 1,442 | 1,051 | 37.2 |
59 | Winnipeg Beach | Town | 1,439 | 1,145 | 25.7 |
60 | Waywayseecappo First Nation | Reserve | 1,409 | 1,365 | 3.2 |
61 | CFB Shilo | Population centre [3] | 1,362 | 1,419 | -4.0 |
62 | Long Plain (Part) 6 | Reserve | 1,335 | 1,232 | 8.4 |
63 | Landmark | Designated place | 1,326 | 1,292 | 2.6 |
64 | St. Malo | Designated place | 1,323 | 1,227 | 7.8 |
65 | St-Pierre-Jolys | Village | 1,305 | 1,170 | 11.5 |
66 | Arborg | Town | 1,279 | 1,232 | 3.8 |
67 | Chemawawin 2 | Reserve | 1,264 | 1,252 | 1.0 |
68 | Powerview-Pine Falls | Town | 1,239 | 1,316 | -5.9 |
69 | Teulon | Town | 1,196 | 1,201 | -0.4 |
70 | Berens River 13 | Reserve | 1,161 | 1,039 | 11.7 |
71 | Fairford 50 | Reserve | 1,144 | 1,169 | -2.1 |
72 | Snow Lake | Town | 1,088 | 899 | 21.0 |
73 | Lac du Bonnet | Town | 1,064 | 1,089 | -2.3 |
74 | Sioux Valley Dakota Nation | Reserve | 1,057 | 1,028 | 2.8 |
75 | Melita | Town | 1,041 | 1,042 | -0.1 |
76 | Plum Coulee | Designated place | 1,040 | 904 | 15.0 |
77 | Shamattawa 1 | Reserve | 1,019 | 1,019 | 0.0 |
78 | Warren | Designated place | 1,015 | 818 | 24.1 |
79 | Gillam | Town | 1,007 | 1,201 | -16.2 |
80= | St. Andrews | Population centre | 1,001 | 1,026 | -2.4 |
80= | Tyndall (Tyndall-Garson) | Designated place | 1,001 | 935 | 7.1 |
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