Rural Municipality of Cartier

Rural Municipality of Cartier is a rural municipality in the Central Plains and Metro Regions of Manitoba, Canada. The municipality is bordered on the west by the RM of Portage la Prairie, to the east by the RM of Headingley, and to the north by the Assiniboine River. It is mainly flat rich farmland. Its main town is Elie.

Cartier
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Cartier
Location of Cartier in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49.886°N 97.712°W / 49.886; -97.712
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Central Plains and Winnipeg Metro
Incorporated	February 21, 1914
Named after	George-Étienne Cartier
Government
• Reeve	Christa Vann Mitchell [1]
Area
• Total	552.94 km2 (213.49 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	3,344
• Density	6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code	R4K
Area codes	204, 431
Website	rm-cartier.mb.ca

It is named after Sir George-Étienne Cartier who was a leader in bringing Quebec into Confederation. Until 1914, it was part of the larger municipality of St. François Xavier.

Water

The Cartier Regional Water Co-op manages the water supply in the rural municipality as well as other nearby RMs such as Headingley, Rosser, and Macdonald. The Cartier Water Treatment Plant brings in water from the Assiniboine River where it is cleaned of silt and debris and other toxins and distributed within the RM and also sent out to other nearby communities.^[3]

Communities

• Dacotah
• Elie
• Lido Plage
• St. Eustache
• Springstein
• White Plains

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cartier had a population of 3,344 living in 811 of its 850 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 3,368. With a land area of 552.94 km² (213.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.0/km² (15.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

See also

• List of francophone communities in Manitoba