List of communities in Manitoba by population
Manitoba has 81 communities, excluding rural municipalities, that have a population of 1,000 or greater according to the 2021 Census of Canada conducted by Statistics Canada. These communities include cities, towns, villages, reserves inhabited by First Nations, a local government district that is urban in nature, designated places, and population centres. A population centre, according to Statistics Canada, is an area with a population of at least 1,000 and a density of 400 or more people per square kilometre.[1]
List
Rank
|
Name
|
Type[2]
|
Population (2021)[2][3][4]
|
Population (2016)[5][4][3]
|
Percentage change[5][4][3]
|
1
|
Winnipeg
|
City
|
749,607
|
705,244
|
6.3
|
2
|
Brandon
|
City
|
51,313
|
48,883
|
5.0
|
3
|
Steinbach
|
City
|
17,806
|
16,022
|
11.1
|
4
|
Winkler
|
City
|
13,745
|
12,660
|
8.6
|
5
|
Portage la Prairie
|
City
|
13,270
|
13,304
|
-0.3
|
6
|
Thompson
|
City
|
13,035
|
13,678
|
-4.7
|
7
|
Selkirk
|
City
|
10,504
|
10,278
|
2.2
|
8
|
Morden
|
City
|
9,929
|
8,668
|
14.5
|
9
|
Dauphin
|
City
|
8,368
|
8,369
|
0.0
|
10
|
Niverville
|
Town
|
5,947
|
4,610
|
29.0
|
11
|
Neepawa
|
Town
|
5,685
|
4,609
|
23.3
|
12
|
The Pas
|
Town
|
5,639
|
5,369
|
5.0
|
13
|
Norway House 17
|
Reserve
|
5,390
|
4,807
|
12.1
|
14
|
Stonewall
|
Town
|
5,046
|
4,809
|
4.9
|
15
|
Oakbank
|
Population centre[3]
|
5,041
|
4,604
|
9.5
|
16
|
Flin Flon
|
City (Manitoba portion)
|
4,940
|
4,991
|
-1.0
|
17
|
Altona
|
Town
|
4,267
|
4,212
|
1.3
|
18
|
Swan River
|
Town
|
4,049
|
4,014
|
0.9
|
19
|
Lorette
|
Designated place
|
3,512
|
3,208
|
9.5
|
20
|
St. Theresa Point
|
Reserve
|
3,417
|
3,262
|
4.8
|
21
|
Beausejour
|
Town
|
3,307
|
3,219
|
2.7
|
22
|
Mitchell
|
Population centre
|
3,136
|
2,523
|
24.3
|
23
|
Virden
|
Town
|
3,118
|
3,322
|
-6.1
|
24
|
Carman
|
Town
|
3,114
|
3,164
|
-1.6
|
25
|
Garden Hill First Nation
|
Reserve
|
3,054
|
2,603
|
17.3
|
26
|
Peguis 1B
|
Reserve
|
3,053
|
2,704
|
12.9
|
27
|
Ste. Anne
|
Town
|
2,891
|
2,114
|
36.8
|
28
|
Minnedosa
|
Town
|
2,741
|
2,449
|
11.9
|
29
|
La Salle
|
Designated place
|
2,687
|
2,069
|
29.9
|
30
|
Sandy Bay 5
|
Reserve
|
2,598
|
2,515
|
3.3
|
31
|
Killarney
|
Population centre[3]
|
2,499
|
2,315
|
7.9
|
32
|
Nelson House 170
|
Reserve
|
2,397
|
2,500
|
-4.1
|
33
|
Gimli
|
Population centre[3]
|
2,345
|
2,251
|
4.2
|
34
|
Split Lake 171
|
Reserve
|
2,232
|
2,044
|
9.2
|
35
|
Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E
|
Reserve
|
2,210
|
2,473
|
-10.6
|
36
|
Stony Mountain
|
Population centre[3]
|
2,160
|
1,800
|
20.0
|
37
|
Fort Alexander 3
|
Reserve
|
2,127
|
1,929
|
10.3
|
38
|
Wasagamack
|
Reserve
|
2,088
|
1,403
|
48.8
|
39
|
Cross Lake 19A
|
Reserve
|
2,045
|
1,922
|
6.4
|
40
|
Morris
|
Town
|
1,975
|
1,885
|
4.8
|
41
|
Souris
|
Designated place
|
1,970
|
1,974
|
-0.2
|
42
|
Oxford House 24
|
Reserve
|
1,955
|
1,955
|
0.0
|
43
|
Cross Lake 19
|
Reserve
|
1,865
|
1,607
|
16.1
|
44
|
Pukatawagan 198
|
Reserve
|
1,844
|
1,844
|
0.0
|
45
|
Carberry
|
Town
|
1,818
|
1,738
|
4.6
|
46
|
Grunthal
|
Designated place
|
1,782
|
1,680
|
6.1
|
47
|
Russell
|
Designated place
|
1,740
|
1,599
|
8.8
|
48
|
Blumenort
|
Designated place
|
1,738
|
1,675
|
3.8
|
49
|
La Broquerie
|
Designated place
|
1,715
|
1,401
|
22.4
|
50
|
Roblin
|
Designated place
|
1,709
|
1,697
|
0.7
|
51
|
Ebb and Flow 52
|
Reserve
|
1,608
|
1,341
|
19.9
|
52
|
Ile-des-Chenes
|
Designated place
|
1,606
|
1,546
|
3.9
|
53
|
St. Adolphe
|
Population centre
|
1,595
|
1,367
|
16.7
|
54
|
Boissevain
|
Designated place
|
1,577
|
1,656
|
-4.8
|
55
|
Pinawa
|
Local government district
|
1,558
|
1,504
|
3.6
|
56
|
God's Lake 23
|
Reserve
|
1,520
|
1,211
|
25.5
|
57
|
Fisher River 44
|
Reserve
|
1,449
|
1,473
|
-1.6
|
58
|
Oak Bluff
|
Population centre[3]
|
1,442
|
1,051
|
37.2
|
59
|
Winnipeg Beach
|
Town
|
1,439
|
1,145
|
25.7
|
60
|
Waywayseecappo First Nation
|
Reserve
|
1,409
|
1,365
|
3.2
|
61
|
CFB Shilo
|
Population centre[3]
|
1,362
|
1,419
|
-4.0
|
62
|
Long Plain (Part) 6
|
Reserve
|
1,335
|
1,232
|
8.4
|
63
|
Landmark
|
Designated place
|
1,326
|
1,292
|
2.6
|
64
|
St. Malo
|
Designated place
|
1,323
|
1,227
|
7.8
|
65
|
St-Pierre-Jolys
|
Village
|
1,305
|
1,170
|
11.5
|
66
|
Arborg
|
Town
|
1,279
|
1,232
|
3.8
|
67
|
Chemawawin 2
|
Reserve
|
1,264
|
1,252
|
1.0
|
68
|
Powerview-Pine Falls
|
Town
|
1,239
|
1,316
|
-5.9
|
69
|
Teulon
|
Town
|
1,196
|
1,201
|
-0.4
|
70
|
Berens River 13
|
Reserve
|
1,161
|
1,039
|
11.7
|
71
|
Fairford 50
|
Reserve
|
1,144
|
1,169
|
-2.1
|
72
|
Snow Lake
|
Town
|
1,088
|
899
|
21.0
|
73
|
Lac du Bonnet
|
Town
|
1,064
|
1,089
|
-2.3
|
74
|
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
|
Reserve
|
1,057
|
1,028
|
2.8
|
75
|
Melita
|
Town
|
1,041
|
1,042
|
-0.1
|
76
|
Plum Coulee
|
Designated place
|
1,040
|
904
|
15.0
|
77
|
Shamattawa 1
|
Reserve
|
1,019
|
1,019
|
0.0
|
78
|
Warren
|
Designated place
|
1,015
|
818
|
24.1
|
79
|
Gillam
|
Town
|
1,007
|
1,201
|
-16.2
|
80=
|
St. Andrews
|
Population centre
|
1,001
|
1,026
|
-2.4
|
80=
|
Tyndall (Tyndall-Garson)
|
Designated place
|
1,001
|
935
|
7.1
|
See also
References
- ^ "From urban areas to population centres". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres, 2021 and 2016 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places, 2021 and 2016 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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