Rural Municipality of Macdonald
Rural Municipality in Southern Manitoba
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
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.[ 2]
Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald (2001−2021)
Panethnic group
2021[ 3]
2016[ 4]
2011[ 5]
2006[ 6]
2001[ 7]
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
European [ a]
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 [ b]
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 [ c]
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 [ d]
0
0%
10
0.14%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
Other/multiracial [ e]
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.[ 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
^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e. " and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References
^ "THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MACDONALD" . reg.gg.ca . February 15, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2021 .
^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba" . Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
^ a b "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 .
Further reading
External links
Places adjacent to Rural Municipality of Macdonald