Rural Municipality of Macdonald
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Macdonald is a
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 group | 2021[3] | 2016[4] | 2011[5] | 2006[6] | 2001[7] | |||||
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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
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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
- Dyck, Betty (1981). Hugging the meridian : Macdonald, a Manitoba municipal history, 1881-1981. Sanford, Man., Canada : Macdonald Municipality. ISBN 978-0-88925-237-0.
External links
- Official website
- Community Profile: Macdonald Rural Municipality, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
- Map of Macdonald R.M. at Statcan Archived June 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine