Rural Municipality of Macdonald

Not to be confused with Macdonald, Manitoba.

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.

Rural Municipality of Macdonald
Rural municipality
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Preserverate et Florete (Latin: Preserve and Flourish)[1]
Location of the RM of Macdonald in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°40′21″N 97°26′50″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Winnipeg Metro
Named after	John A. Macdonald
Seat	Sanford
Government
• Reeve	Brad Erb
Area
• Total	1,156.11 km2 (446.38 sq mi)
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	8,120
• Density	7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area codes	204, 431
Website	www.rmofmacdonald.com

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 13.4% from its 2016 population of 7,162. With a land area of 1,156.11 km² (446.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.0/km² (18.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald (2001−2021)

Panethnic group	2021[3]		2016[4]		2011[5]		2006[6]		2001[7]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European[a]	6,550	82.86%	6,220	89.75%	5,470	88.37%	5,345	94.6%	5,050	95.19%
Indigenous	690	8.73%	530	7.65%	485	7.84%	290	5.13%	135	2.54%
South Asian	235	2.97%	30	0.43%	35	0.57%	0	0%	20	0.38%
Southeast Asian[b]	145	1.83%	55	0.79%	40	0.65%	0	0%	60	1.13%
African	70	0.89%	50	0.72%	75	1.21%	10	0.18%	20	0.38%
East Asian[c]	60	0.76%	45	0.65%	70	1.13%	10	0.18%	30	0.57%
Latin American	45	0.57%	10	0.14%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Middle Eastern[d]	0	0%	10	0.14%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Other/multiracial[e]	100	1.27%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Total responses	7,905	97.35%	6,930	96.76%	6,190	98.57%	5,650	99.95%	5,305	99.72%
Total population	8,120	100%	7,162	100%	6,280	100%	5,653	100%	5,320	100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Water

Water services are sourced from the La Salle River and is treated by a Water Treatment Plant located in Sanford.^[8] 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.^[8]

See also

• List of francophone communities in Manitoba

Notes

1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.