Rural Municipality of Victoria

For the rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, see Victoria, Prince Edward Island.

Rural Municipality of Victoria
Rural municipality
Grain elevator at Holland
Grain elevator at Holland
Location of the RM of Victoria in Manitoba
Location of the RM of Victoria in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°39′52″N 98°54′55″W / 49.66444°N 98.91528°W / 49.66444; -98.91528
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionCentral Plains
Area
 • Land703.54 km2 (271.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,188
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes204 and 431

The Rural Municipality of Victoria is a rural municipality (RM) located in south-central Manitoba, north-east of Glenboro. The RM was established in 1902 and named for Queen Victoria. In its westernmost part, the RM contains parts of Manitoba's Spruce Woods Provincial Forest and Spruce Woods Provincial Park.

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Victoria had a population of 1,188 living in 464 of its 518 total private dwellings, a change of 4.9% from its 2016 population of 1,132. With a land area of 703.54 km2 (271.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  • Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 281–282) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
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