List of communities in Manitoba

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.

Cities in Manitoba

Name	Region[3]	Council type[4]	Council size[4]	2021 Canadian census[5]					Incorporation date
				Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change	Land area (km2)	Population density
Brandon	Westman	Ward	10	51,313	48,883	+5.0%	79.04	649.2/km2	May 30, 1882[6]
Dauphin	Parkland	At-large	6	8,368	8,369	0.0%	12.67	660.5/km2	March 20, 1998[7]
Flin Flon (part)[a]	Northern	At-large	6	4,940	4,991	−1.0%	13.14	376.1/km2	June 26, 1970[9]
Morden	Pembina Valley[10]	At-large	6	9,929	8,668	+14.5%	16.29	609.6/km2	August 24, 2012[11]
Portage la Prairie	Central Plains	At-large	6	13,270	13,304	−0.3%	24.72	536.8/km2	February 13, 1907[12]
Selkirk	Interlake & Winnipeg[13][14]	At-large	6	10,504	10,278	+2.2%	24.47	429.3/km2	June 26, 1998[15]
Steinbach	Eastman	At-large	6	17,806	16,022	+11.1%	37.56	474.1/km2	October 10, 1997[16]
Thompson	Northern	At-large	8	13,035	13,678	−4.7%	16.62	784.3/km2	July 7, 1970[17]
Winkler	Pembina Valley[10]	At-large	6	13,745	12,660	+8.6%	20.73	663.1/km2	April 7, 2002[18]
Winnipeg	Winnipeg	Ward	15	749,607	705,244	+6.3%	461.78	1,623.3/km2	November 8, 1873[19]
All cities				892,517	842,097	+6.0%	707.02	1,262.4/km2	—
Manitoba[b]				1,342,153	1,278,365	+5.0%	540,310.19	2.5/km2	—

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. The second section of this table shows places that are no longer villages, but that were villages just before their reclassification in 2015 (or in some cases an earlier date).

Villages of Manitoba
Name	Population (2016)[20]	Population (2011)[20]	Change (%)[20]	Area (km²)[20]	Population density[20]
Dunnottar	763	696	8.7	2.8	272.5
St-Pierre-Jolys	1,170	1,099	6.5	2.6	450.0
Total villages	1,933	1,795	7.7	5.4	358.0
Name	Dissolved	Currently part of
Benito	January 1, 2015	Municipality of Swan Valley West
Binscarth	January 1, 2015	Municipality of Russell – Binscarth
Bowsman	January 1, 2015	Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman
Cartwright	January 1, 2015	Cartwright – Roblin Municipality
Crystal City	January 1, 2015	Municipality of Louise
Elkhorn	January 1, 2015	Rural Municipality of Wallace – Woodworth
Ethelbert	January 1, 2015	Municipality of Ethelbert
Foxwarren	January 1, 1967[21]	Prairie View Municipality
Garson	January 1, 2003[22]	Rural Municipality of Brokenhead
Glenboro	January 1, 2015	Municipality of Glenboro – South Cypress
Great Falls	January 1, 1973[23]	Rural Municipality of Alexander
McCreary	January 1, 2015	Municipality of McCreary
Napinka	January 1, 1986	Municipality of Brenda – Waskada
Notre Dame de Lourdes	January 1, 2015	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba
Powerview	May 1, 2005[24]	Town of Powerview-Pine Falls
Riverton	January 1, 2015	Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton
St. Claude	January 1, 2015	Rural Municipality of Grey
St. Lazare	January 1, 2015	Rural Municipality of Ellice – Archie
Somerset	January 1, 2015	Municipality of Lorne
Waskada	January 1, 2015	Municipality of Brenda – Waskada
Wawanesa	January 1, 2015	Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa
Winnipegosis	January 1, 2015	Rural Municipality of Mossey River

Rural municipalities

Main article: List of rural municipalities in Manitoba

Manitoba has 116 rural municipalities.

Rural municipalities of Manitoba
Rural municipality (RM)	Administrative seat[25]	Incorporation date[26]	2016 Census of Population[27]
			Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change	Land area (km2)	Population density

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

• Alonsa
• Angusville
• Anola
• Argyle
• Ashern
• Ashville
• Aubigny
• Austin
• Badger
• Bakers Narrows
• Balaton Beach
• Baldur
• Bender
• Bender Hamlet
• Berlo
• Birch River
• Birds Hill
• Blumenort
• Breezy Point
• Brereton Lake
• Brochet
• Brunkild
• Bruxelles
• Caliento
• Camper
• Camperville
• Chater
• Chortitz
• Clearwater
• Cottonwoods
• Cormorant
• Cranberry Portage
• Cromer
• Cross Lake
• Cypress River
• Dennis Lake
• Domain
• Dominion City
• Douglas
• Duck Bay
• Dugald
• Easterville
• East Selkirk
• Elie
• Elgin
• Elm Creek
• Elma
• Elphinstone
• Eriksdale
• Erinview
• Falcon Lake
• Fisher Branch
• Fisherton
• Forrest
• Fort Alexander
• Foxwarren
• Fraserwood
• Friedensfeld
• Friedensfeld West
• Friedensruh
• Garden Hill
• Gardenton
• Garson
• Gimli
• Glass
• Glenlea
• Gods Lake Narrows
• Gods River
• Goose Creek
• Gretna, Manitoba
• Grand Marais
• Grosse Isle
• Grunthal
• Gull Harbour
• Gunton
• Gypsumville
• Hadashville
• Hecla
• Hecla Village
• Hnausa
• Hochfeld
• Hodgson
• Holland
• Husavik
• Île-des-Chênes
• Ilford
• Inwood
• Isabella
• Island Lake
• Jackhead
• Kemnay
• Kenville
• Kenton
• Killarney
• Kleefeld
• Komarno
• La Broquerie
• La Riviere
• Lac Brochet
• Landmark
• Lester Beach
• Letellier
• Libau
• Lido Plage
• Lilyfield
• Little Grand Rapids
• Lockport
• Lorette
• Lundar
• Lundar Beach
• MacGregor
• Malonton
• Marchand
• Matlock
• Meadow Lea
• Meadows
• Meleb
• Miami
• Miklavik
• Moose Lake
• Narcisse
• Neelin
• New Bothwell
• Nelson House
• Ninette
• Norris Lake
• Norway House
• Oakbank
• Oak Bluff
• Oakburn
• Oakville
• Olha
• Onanole
• Oswald
• Oxford House
• Pierson
• Pikwitonei
• Piney
• Pipestone
• Prawda
• Pukatawagan
• Red Sucker Lake
• Reinfeld
• Rembrandt
• Reston
• Richer
• Riding Mountain
• River Hills
• Roland
• Rosser
• Sandy Hook
• Siglavik
• Southport
• St. Adolphe
• St. Boniface
• St. Georges
• St. François Xavier
• St. James
• St. Jean Baptiste
• St. Laurent
• St. Malo
• St. Martin Junction
• St. Theresa Point
• Sandy Bay
• Sandy Lake
• Sanford
• Seven Sisters
• Shamattawa
• Sherridon
• Shilo
• Shoal Lake
• Silver
• South Indian Lake
• South Junction
• Sperling
• Split Lake
• Sprague
• Sprucewoods
• Starbuck
• Steep Rock
• Steep Rock Junction
• Stony Mountain
• Stuartburn
• Sundance
• Sundown
• Tadoule Lake
• Teulon
• Treesbank
• Tolstoi
• Tyndall
• Vassar
• Vista
• Vita
• Waasagomach
• Wabowden
• Wanless
• Warren
• West St. Paul
• Whitemouth
• Winnipeg
• Winnipeg Beach
• Woodlands
• Woodroyd
• Whytewold
• York Factory
• York Landing
• Zbaraz
• Zhoda

Hamlets

Four unincorporated places in Manitoba are designated as hamlets.^[28]

• Howden
• Vogar
• Waldersee
• Wanless

Northern communities

Manitoba recognizes 57 unincorporated places as northern communities.^[28]

• Aghaming
• Baden
• Barrows
• Berens River
• Big Black River
• Bissett
• Brochet

• Camperville
• Cormorant
• Crane River
• Cross Lake
• Dallas
• Dauphin River
• Dawson Bay
• Duck Bay
• Fisher Bay
• Fisher River
• Gods Lake Narrows
• Granville Lake
• Harwill
• Herb Lake Landing
• Homebrook
• Ilford
• Island Lake
• Little Bullhead
• Little Grand Rapids
• Long Body Creek
• Loon Straits
• Mallard
• Manigotagan
• Matheson Island
• Meadow Portage
• Moose Lake
• National Mills
• Nelson House
• Norway House
• Oxford House
• Pelican Rapids
• Pikwitonei
• Pine Dock
• Poplarville
• Powell
• Princess Harbour
• Red Deer Lake
• Red Rose
• Red Sucker Lake
• Rock Ridge
• Salt Point
• Seymourville
• Sherridon
• South Indian Lake
• Spence Lake
• St. Theresa Point
• Thicket Portage
• Wabowden
• Warren Landing
• Waterhen
• Westgate

Settlements

Manitoba recognizes 12 unincorporated places as settlements.^[28]

• Big Eddy
• Grande Pointe
• Manigotagan
• Manitoba House
• Norway House
• Oak Island
• Oak Point
• Pasquia
• Pine Creek
• Rat River
• St. Malo
• Westbourne

See also

BC

AB

SK

MB

ON

QC

NB

PE

NS

NL

YT

NT

NU

Communities in Canada's provinces and territories

• List of communities in Manitoba by population
• List of municipalities in Manitoba
• List of regions of Manitoba
• List of rural municipalities in Manitoba

Notes

1. Part of Flin Flon is located in Saskatchewan; only the part in Manitoba is included.^[8]
2. The population of Manitoba includes the listed cities as well as the province's other municipalities and population centers.^[5]

References

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11. "Morden Gets City Status". City of Morden. August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
12. "Manitoba Communities: Portage la Prairie (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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17. "Manitoba Communities: Thompson (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
18. "Manitoba Communities: Winkler (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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21. "Foxwarren (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
22. "Garson / Lyall (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
23. "Great Falls (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
24. "Powerview (Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
25. "Manitoba Municipal Officials Directory" (PDF). Manitoba Municipal Relations. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
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27. "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.
28. "Geographical Names" (Esri shapefile). Manitoba Land Initiative. Retrieved April 18, 2014.

External links

• Government of Manitoba Community Profiles:
  • Regional Map.
  • Census Divisions Map.
  • Municipality Profiles.