Rural Municipality of Alonsa
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Alonsa is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba, western Canada. It lies on the west side of Lake Manitoba.[2]
Located within the borders of the municipality is the
town of Alonsa, on one of a series of sand ridges that extend the length of the west side lake. The park is currently under lease to a private operator but development plans include a provincial campground and day use facility.[3]
The incorporation of Alonsa on 1 January 1945 was as a
Local Government District
(LGD). It received rural municipality status on 1 January 1997.
Communities
- Alonsa
- Amaranth
- Bacon Ridge
- Bluff Creek
- Cayer
- Eddystone
- Harcus
- Kinosota (Manitoba House)
- Leifur
- Lonely Lake
- Moore Dale
- Portia
- Reedy Creek
- Reykjavik (Icelandic: Reykjavík)
- Shergrove
- Silver Ridge
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alonsa had a population of 1,210 living in 492 of its 659 total private dwellings, a change of -3% from its 2016 population of 1,247. With a land area of 3,006.17 km2 (1,160.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References
- ^ "Members". April 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "Manitoba Communities: Alonsa (Rural Municipality)".
- ^ Margaret Bruce Recreation Parks, Planning Section 3, Gov of Manitoba Conservation
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
External links
- Rural Municipality of Alonsa
- Manitoba Historical Society – Rural Municipality of Alonsa
- Map of Alonsa R.M. at Statcan
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