Rural Municipality of Alonsa

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Alonsa
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Alonsa
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Location of Alonsa in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°47′59″N98°58′36″W / 50.7996°N 98.9766°W / 50.7996; -98.9766
CountryCanada
Province Manitoba
Region Parkland
Incorporated as an LGD January 1, 1945
Incorporated as a rural municipalityJanuary 1, 1997
Government
 •  Reeve Tom Anderson [1]
 • CouncillorsKerry Hopfner
Tim Stott
Travis Turko
Michael Brown
Terry Dayholos
Logan Dumanske
Area
 • Total2,977.50 km2 (1,149.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total1,247
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Website rmofalonsa.com

Alonsa is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba, western Canada. It lies on the west side of Lake Manitoba. [2]

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Located within the borders of the municipality is the Indian reserve of Ebb and Flow 52, as well as the 60,000 m2 (6 ha) Margaret Bruce Beach Provincial Park, located 12 km (7.5 mi) east of the town of Alonsa, on one of a series of sand ridges that extend the length of the west side lake. The park is currently under lease to a private operator but development plans include a provincial campground and day use facility. [3]

The incorporation of Alonsa on 1 January 1945 was as a Local Government District (LGD). It received rural municipality status on 1 January 1997.

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alonsa had a population of 1,210 living in 492 of its 659 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. ↑ "Members". April 22, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Manitoba Communities: Alonsa (Rural Municipality)".
  3. ↑ Margaret Bruce Recreation Parks, Planning Section 3, Gov of Manitoba Conservation
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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