Rural Municipality of Macdonald
Rural Municipality of Macdonald | |
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Rural municipality | |
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Motto(s):
Preserverate et Florete
(Latin: Preserve and Flourish) | |
Coordinates: 49°40′21″N 97°26′50″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Winnipeg Metro |
Named for | John A. Macdonald |
Seat | Sanford |
Government | |
• Reeve | Brad Erb |
Area | |
• Total | 1,156.11 km2 (446.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
Population
(2021)
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• Total | 8,120 |
• Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area codes | 204, 431 |
Website | www |
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.
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 13.4% from its 2016 population of 7,162. With a land area of 1,156.11 km2 (446.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.0/km2 (18.2/sq mi) in 2021.
Panethnic group | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 | |||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
European | 6,550 | 82.86% | 6,220 | 89.75% | 5,470 | 88.37% | 5,345 | 94.6% | 5,050 | 95.19% |
Indigenous | 690 | 8.73% | 530 | 7.65% | 485 | 7.84% | 290 | 5.13% | 135 | 2.54% |
South Asian | 235 | 2.97% | 30 | 0.43% | 35 | 0.57% | 0 | 0% | 20 | 0.38% |
Southeast Asian | 145 | 1.83% | 55 | 0.79% | 40 | 0.65% | 0 | 0% | 60 | 1.13% |
African | 70 | 0.89% | 50 | 0.72% | 75 | 1.21% | 10 | 0.18% | 20 | 0.38% |
East Asian | 60 | 0.76% | 45 | 0.65% | 70 | 1.13% | 10 | 0.18% | 30 | 0.57% |
Latin American | 45 | 0.57% | 10 | 0.14% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Middle Eastern | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.14% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Other/multiracial | 100 | 1.27% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Total responses | 7,905 | 97.35% | 6,930 | 96.76% | 6,190 | 98.57% | 5,650 | 99.95% | 5,305 | 99.72% |
Total population | 8,120 | 100% | 7,162 | 100% | 6,280 | 100% | 5,653 | 100% | 5,320 | 100% |
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. 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.