St. James-Assiniboia, Winnipeg
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St. James-Assiniboia is a major community area in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[1] As it encapsulates most of the city ward of St. James,[2] which includes the major St. James Street, the area itself is often simply referred to "St. James."[3]
St. James-Assiniboia | |
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Coordinates: 49°53′09″N 97°14′34″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
City | Winnipeg |
Established as municipality | 1886 |
Named for | Parish of St. James and the Assiniboine River |
Government | |
• MP | Marty Morantz (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley) |
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Area | |
• Metro | 5,306.79 km2 (2,048.96 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | 61,764 |
• Metro | 778,489 |
Located in the far western part of the city, it is bounded on the north by the Rural Municipality of Rosser and the Canadian National Railway's Oak Point line, on the south by the Assiniboine River, on the west by the Rural Municipality of Headingley, and on the east by the Canadian Pacific Railway's La Riviere line.[4]
The area today is composed of the several municipalities that existed prior to the amalgamation of Winnipeg in 1971/1972. It began in 1886 as the Rural Municipality of Assiniboia, parts of which broke off to form the RM of St. James in 1921 and the RM of Brooklands in 1922. In 1956, the RM of St. James was incorporated as the City of St. James, absorbing Brooklands 11 years later. In 1969, St. James and Assiniboia merged into the City of St. James-Assiniboia, remaining as such until the 1972 amalgamation.[5][6]