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

Manitoba has 10 cities.

Cities in Manitoba
Name	Region^[3]	Council type^[4]	Council size^[4]	2021 Canadian census^[5]					Incorporation date
Name	Region^[3]	Council type^[4]	Council size^[4]	Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change	Land area (km²)	Population density	Incorporation date
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

Manitoba has 25 towns.

Name	Incorporation date	2016 Census of Population
Name	Incorporation date	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

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

Manitoba has 116 rural municipalities.

Rural municipalities of Manitoba
Rural municipality (RM)	Administrative seat^[25]	Incorporation date^[26]	2016 Census of Population^[27]
Rural municipality (RM)	Administrative seat^[25]	Incorporation date^[26]	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

Notes

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

References

^ ^a ^b "The Municipal Act". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
^ ^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.
^ "Regional Profile: Regional Map". Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Manitoba Municipal Elections". Association of Manitoba Municipalities. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
^ "Brandon City Plan". City of Brandon. Planning & Buildings Department. March 13, 2024. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ "Manitoba Communities: Dauphin (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ Lyon, D.M. (September 10, 2012). "Flin Flon". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Manitoba Communities: Flin Flon (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Manitoba Community Profiles: Pembina Valley Region Map". Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ "Morden Gets City Status". City of Morden. August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
^ "Manitoba Communities: Portage la Prairie (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ "Manitoba Community Profiles: Interlake Region Map". Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ "Manitoba Community Profiles: Winnipeg Capital Region Map". Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ "Manitoba Communities: Selkirk (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ "Manitoba Communities: Steinbach (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 11, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ "Manitoba Communities: Thompson (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ "Manitoba Communities: Winkler (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ "Manitoba Communities: Winnipeg (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "Foxwarren (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Garson / Lyall (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Great Falls (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Powerview (Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Manitoba Municipal Officials Directory" (PDF). Manitoba Municipal Relations. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^ "MHS Resources: Manitoba's Municipal History". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Geographical Names" (Esri shapefile). Manitoba Land Initiative. Retrieved April 18, 2014.

External links

Government of Manitoba Community Profiles:

[9] Part of Flin Flon is located in Saskatchewan; only the part in Manitoba is included.^[8]

[21] The population of Manitoba includes the listed cities as well as the province's other municipalities and population centers.^[5]

[MuniAct-1] "The Municipal Act". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved December 24, 2012.

[2011StatCanMBList-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] "Regional Profile: Regional Map". Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

[2022_municipal-4] "2022 Manitoba Municipal Elections". Association of Manitoba Municipalities. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[2021_municipalities-5] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[6] "Brandon City Plan". City of Brandon. Planning & Buildings Department. March 13, 2024. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[7] "Manitoba Communities: Dauphin (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[Lyon-1-8] Lyon, D.M. (September 10, 2012). "Flin Flon". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[10] "Manitoba Communities: Flin Flon (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[Pembina-11] "Manitoba Community Profiles: Pembina Valley Region Map". Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

[Morden-12] "Morden Gets City Status". City of Morden. August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.

[13] "Manitoba Communities: Portage la Prairie (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[Interlake-14] "Manitoba Community Profiles: Interlake Region Map". Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[WinnipegRegion-15] "Manitoba Community Profiles: Winnipeg Capital Region Map". Government of Manitoba. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[16] "Manitoba Communities: Selkirk (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[17] "Manitoba Communities: Steinbach (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 11, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[18] "Manitoba Communities: Thompson (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[19] "Manitoba Communities: Winkler (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[20] "Manitoba Communities: Winnipeg (City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[2016StatCanMB-2-22] "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.

[23] "Foxwarren (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[24] "Garson / Lyall (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[25] "Great Falls (Unincorporated Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[26] "Powerview (Village)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[27] "Manitoba Municipal Officials Directory" (PDF). Manitoba Municipal Relations. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

[munhist-28] "MHS Resources: Manitoba's Municipal History". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2013.

[2016StatCanMB-1-29] "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.

[MLI-30] "Geographical Names" (Esri shapefile). Manitoba Land Initiative. Retrieved April 18, 2014.

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