Rural Municipality of Macdonald

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Rural Municipality of Macdonald
Rural municipality
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Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Preserverate et Florete
(Latin: Preserve and Flourish) [1]
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Location of the RM of Macdonald in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°40′21″N97°26′50″W / 49.67250°N 97.44722°W / 49.67250; -97.44722
CountryCanada
Province Manitoba
Region Winnipeg Metro
Named for John A. Macdonald
Seat Sanford
Government
 • ReeveBrad Erb
Area
 • Total1,156.11 km2 (446.38 sq mi)
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total8,120
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Area codes 204, 431
Website www.rmofmacdonald.com

Macdonald is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the southwest side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Metro Region, but is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area. Macdonald's population as of the 2016 census was 7,162.

Contents

The municipality is named for Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Macdonald had a population of 8,120 living in 2,743 of its 2,815 total private dwellings, a change of

Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald (2001−2021)
Panethnic group2021 [3] 2016 [4] 2011 [5] 2006 [6] 2001 [7]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European [lower-alpha 1] 6,5506,2205,4705,3455,050
Indigenous 690530485290135
South Asian 2353035020
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2] 1455540060
African 7050751020
East Asian [lower-alpha 3] 6045701030
Latin American 4510000
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4] 010000
Other/multiracial [lower-alpha 5] 1000000
Total responses7,9056,9306,1905,6505,305
Total population8,1207,1626,2805,6535,320
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Water

Water services are sourced from the La Salle River and is treated by a Water Treatment Plant located in Sanford. [8] In 2016 an application to the Manitoba Water Services Board to expand the raw water storage facility by adding a fourth pond with a 90 dam3 capacity was made. Included in the project was a new aeration system for all four ponds. [8]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

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References

  1. ↑ "THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MACDONALD". reg.gg.ca. February 15, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Macdonald Upgrades Notice of Alteration for the Manitoba Water Services Board & the RM Macdonald Water Treatment Plant" (PDF). gov.mb.ca. June 22, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

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