Communities in the Province of Manitoba, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.

Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and local government districts. Urban municipalities can be named as cities, towns, villages or simply urban municipalities.[1]

The administration of urban and rural municipalities is regulated by The Municipal Act.[1] Some municipalities have since amalgamated, making this list inaccurate.

In the 2011 Census, Manitoba's communities combined for a total provincial population of 1,208,268.[2]

Municipalities

Urban municipalities

Manitoba has 79 urban municipalities, which includes the sub-types of cities, towns and villages.

Cities

Main article: List of cities in Manitoba

Manitoba has 10 cities.

Towns

Main article: List of towns in Manitoba

Manitoba has 25 towns.

Name Incorporation
date 		2016 Census of Population
Population
(2016) 		Population
(2011) 		Change
 Land area
(km²) 		Population
density
Altona December 31, 1945 4,212 4,088 +3.0% 9.38 449.0/km2
Arborg January 1, 1964 1,232 1,152 +6.9% 2.21 557.5/km2
Beausejour November 5, 1908 3,219 3,126 +3.0% 5.42 593.9/km2
Carberry December 20, 1889 1,738 1,669 +4.1% 4.96 350.4/km2
Carman November 3, 1899 3,164 3,027 +4.5% 4.34 729.0/km2
Churchill January 1, 1959 899 813 +10.6% 53.96 16.7/km2
Gillam May 1, 1966 1,265 1,332 −5.0% 1,996.34 0.6/km2
Grand Rapids March 1, 1962 268 279 −3.9% 87.04 3.1/km2
Lac du Bonnet December 31, 1947 1,089 1,069 +1.9% 2.15 506.5/km2
Leaf Rapids December 1, 1971 582 498 +16.9% 1,272.83 0.5/km2
Lynn Lake May 9, 1959 494 674 −26.7% 910.23 0.5/km2
Melita May 15, 1902 1,042 1,069 −2.5% 3.04 342.8/km2
Minnedosa March 2, 1883 2,449 2,587 −5.3% 15.39 159.1/km2
Morris January 29, 1883 1,885 1,797 +4.9% 6.10 309.0/km2
Neepawa November 23, 1883 4,609 3,629 +27.0% 17.35 265.6/km2
Niverville January 1, 1969 4,610 3,540 +30.2% 8.69 530.5/km2
PasThe Pas May 17, 1912 5,369 5,513 −2.6% 49.52 108.4/km2
Powerview-Pine Falls January 1, 1951 1,316 1,314 +0.2% 5.02 262.2/km2
Snow Lake June 2, 1947 899 723 +24.3% 1,211.89 0.7/km2
Ste. Anne January 1, 1963 2,114 1,626 +30.0% 4.23 499.8/km2
Stonewall August 14, 1906 4,809 4,536 +6.0% 5.99 802.8/km2
Swan River May 11, 1908 4,014 3,907 +2.7% 7.16 560.6/km2
Teulon May 6, 1919 1,201 1,124 +6.9% 3.23 371.8/km2
Virden August 2, 1890 3,322 3,114 +6.7% 8.97 370.3/km2
Winnipeg Beach November 2, 1909 1,145 1,011 +13.3% 3.87 295.9/km2
Total — 56,946 53,217 +7.0% 5,699.31 10.0/km2

Villages

Main article: List of villages in Manitoba

Manitoba has 2 villages.

Rural municipalities

Main article: List of rural municipalities in Manitoba

Manitoba has 116 rural municipalities.

Local government districts

Manitoba has two local government districts.

Name Population
(2011)[2] 		Population
(2006)[2] 		Change
(%)[2] 		Area
(km²)[2] 		Population
density[2]
Mystery Lake 10 0 — 3,464.06 0
Pinawa 1,444 1,450 −0.4 128.47 11.2
Total local government districts 1,454 1,450 0.3 3,592.53 0.4

Unincorporated communities

Hamlets

Four unincorporated places in Manitoba are designated as hamlets.[12]

Northern communities

Manitoba recognizes 57 unincorporated places as northern communities.[12]

Settlements

Manitoba recognizes 12 unincorporated places as settlements.[12]

See also

Canadian Provinces and Territories
Communities in Canada's provinces and territories

Notes

  1. ^ Dauphin is Manitoba's smallest city by area.
  2. ^ Flin Flon is Manitoba's smallest city by population. The balance of Flin Flon is located within Saskatchewan.
  3. ^ This area does not include 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi) in the Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon. The city's total area in 2016 was 16.24 km2 (6.27 sq mi).
  4. ^ Morden is Manitoba's newest city, incorporated August 24, 2012.
  5. ^ Winnipeg is Canada's seventh-largest city and Manitoba's capital and largest city by both population and area. The Winnipeg census metropolitan area (CMA) is formed around the City of Winnipeg.

References

  1. ^ a b "The Municipal Act". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Foxwarren (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Garson / Lyall (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Great Falls (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Powerview (Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Manitoba Municipal Officials Directory" (PDF). Manitoba Municipal Relations. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "MHS Resources: Manitoba's Municipal History". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  11. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  12. ^ a b c "Geographical Names" (Esri shapefile). Manitoba Land Initiative. Retrieved April 18, 2014.

External links

List of communities in Canada (by province or territory)
Subdivisions of Manitoba
Category