The Rural Municipality of Alexander (French: Municipalité rurale d'Alexander)[2] is a rural municipality in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada. The town of Powerview-Pine Falls lies adjacent to the municipality, as does the Sagkeeng First Nation Indian reserve.
Alexander | |
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| Rural Municipality of Alexander | |
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 Location of the Rural Municipality of Alexander in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′20″N 96°04′30″W / 50.42222°N 96.07500°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Incorporated as a LGD | January 1, 1945 |
| Incorporated as a rural municipality | January 1, 1997 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,560.05 km2 (602.34 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,854 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Administrative office | St. Georges |
| Website | www |
The municipality contains all of Manitoba's Belair Provincial Forest in its westernmost part, plus the northern half of Brightstone Sand Hills Provincial Forest in its central part.
History
editIt was first incorporated as a Local Government District in 1945 and received its present status as a rural municipality on 1 January 1997. Parts of the RM (Great Falls area) had been under a boil water advisory since April 18, 2006, until a $5-million water treatment plant was installed in September 2019.[3]
Communities
editDemographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alexander had a population of 3,854 living in 1,845 of its 4,347 total private dwellings, a change of 15.6% from its 2016 population of 3,333. With a land area of 1,560.05 km2 (602.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi) in 2021.[19]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Alexander, Rural municipality [Census subdivision], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province]". Census Profile, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ "New water-treatment plant ends 13-year boil-water advisory". Winnipeg Free Press. September 25, 2019. p. B3.
- ^ "Albert Beach". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Bélair". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Bird River". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Great Falls Generating Station". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Gull Lake". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hillside Beach". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Lester Beach". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Pinawa Bay". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Poplar Bay". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "St-Georges". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Silver Falls". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Stead". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Sunset Bay". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Traverse Bay". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "White Mud Falls". Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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