Rural Municipality of Macdonald

Macdonald is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the southwest side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Metro Region, but is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area. Macdonald's population as of the 2016 census was 7,162.

The municipality is named for Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.

Communities Brunkild Domain La Salle Oak Bluff Osborne Sanford Starbuck

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 from its 2016 population of 7,162. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

+ Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald (2001−2021)Panethnic group20212016201120062001 European 6,550 6,220 5,470 5,345 5,050 Indigenous 690 530 485 290 135 South Asian 235 30 35 0 20 Southeast Asian 145 55 40 0 60 African 70 50 75 10 20 East Asian 60 45 70 10 30 Latin American 45 10 0 0 0 Middle Eastern 0 10 0 0 0 Other/multiracial 100 0 0 0 0 Total responses 7,905 6,930 6,190 5,650 5,305 Total population 8,120 7,162 6,280 5,653 5,320

Mother tongue:

English as first language: 85.2% French as first language: 3.5% English and French as first language: 0.9% Other as first language: 9.4%

Water Water services are sourced from the La Salle River and is treated by a Water Treatment Plant located in Sanford. 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.

See also List of francophone communities in Manitoba

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Rural Municipality of Macdonald

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