The Rural Municipality of Ritchot () is a rural municipality (RM) in the Winnipeg Capital Region, bordering the south side of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. The separately-administered town of Niverville lies adjacent to its southeast, between it and the Rural Municipality of Hanover.
Water Due to population growth within the RM, an application to expand and improve the water distribution system was made in 2017. The C$5 million project would involve twinning of the distribution pipe between Ste. Agathe and St. Adolphe, twinning of the distribution pipe between Ste. Agathe and Grande Pointe, expansion of the Water Treatment Plant tank to store 1 additional megalitre, and a wider pipe to allow for a 50-litre per second flow from the well.
Climate
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ritchot had a population of 7,469 living in 2,712 of its 2,769 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 6,679. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Although once it was predominantly French, 35.4% of the municipality's population spoke French in 2016. Mother tongue (2021): English as first language: 70.4% French as first language: 18.3% English and French as first languages: 2.9% Other as first language: 7.0%
+ Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot (2001−2021)Panethnic group20212016201120062001 European 5,760 5,255 4,405 4,430 4,470 Indigenous 1,360 1,080 980 600 440 African 110 80 35 10 10 South Asian 105 90 0 0 0 Southeast Asian 75 70 0 0 0 East Asian 0 60 25 0 0 Latin American 0 25 0 10 0 Middle Eastern 0 20 0 10 0 Other/multiracial 25 25 0 0 10 Total responses 7,455 6,675 5,460 5,050 4,935 Total population 7,469 6,679 5,478 5,051 4,958
Government Ritchot is a municipal style government with four councillors and one head of council, known as the mayor. The four councillors represent wards. Ward 1 is formed by the Île des Chênes area, Ward 2 by the St. Adolphe area, Ward 3 by the areas south of PR 210 including Ste. Agathe and Ward 4 by the areas north of PR 210, including Howden and Grande Pointe. The municipal offices are located in St. Adolphe.
Members The council of the RM include: Mayor: Chris Ewen Councillor/Deputy Mayor: Shane Pelletier (Ward 1) Councillor: Jason Bodnarchuk (Ward 2) Councillor: Joel Lemoine (Ward 3) Councillor: Janine Boulanger (Ward 4)
Communities Glenlea Grande Pointe Howden Île-des-Chênes St. Adolphe Ste. Agathe
See also List of francophone communities in Manitoba
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References
External links Rural Municipality of Ritchot Map of Ritchot R.M. at Statcan