Dunnottar
Village
Municipality of Dunnottar
Municipal boundaries
Dunnottar
Coordinates: 50°27′14″N 96°56′50″W / 50.45389°N 96.94722°W / 50.45389; -96.94722
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Interlake and Winnipeg Metro
Established	January 1, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-01-01)
Named for	Dunnottar Castle
Government
• Mayor	Richard Gamble
• MP	James Bezan
• MLA	Derek Johnson
Area
• Total	2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	217 m (712 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	989
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code	R0C 2B0
Area code(s)	204, 431
Website	dunnotar.ca

The Village of Dunnottar is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba. As part of the Interlake and Metro regions, the municipality is located on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, just off Highway 9, south of Winnipeg Beach.

It encompasses the towns of Ponemah, Whytewold, and Matlock. These centres grew around Canadian Pacific Railway stations. It borders the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, in addition to Lake Winnipeg. It is known for its beaches which are frequented by many summer residents and visitors.

History

The Village takes its name from Dunnottar Castle in Scotland.^[3]

In June 1947, it was announced that the area of current-day Village of Dunnottar would have a meeting to create the municipal government. The meeting was held at 177 McDermot Avenue in the city of Winnipeg. Municipal elections were held later that year in November, officially becoming a village as of 1 January 1948.^[3]

Thereafter, Albert J. Smale became Dunnottar's first Mayor. The municipal clerk's office would be located in the Canada Permanent building (298 Garry Street)^[4] in Winnipeg.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dunnottar had a population of 989 living in 496 of its 1,206 total private dwellings, a change of 29.6% from its 2016 population of 763. With a land area of 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 353.2/km² (914.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]