List of cities in Manitoba

A city is an incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba.[1] Under current Manitoba legislation, an urban municipality must have a minimum population of 7,500 to be named a city.[2]

Cities and towns in Manitoba

Manitoba has 10 cities, including Flin Flon that is partially located within the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan. These cities had a cumulative population of 841,880 and an average population of 84,188 in the 2016 Census.[3] The province's largest and smallest cities are Winnipeg and the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon with populations of 705,244 and 4,991 respectively.[3][4] The Manitoba portion of Flin Flon once had a population in excess of 7,500 in 1981 when it had 7,894 residents.[5]

Manitoba's newest city is Morden, which changed from a town to a city on August 24, 2012.[6]

List
Winnipeg is Manitoba's capital and largest city, and the seventh-largest city in Canada by population.
Brandon is Manitoba's second-largest city by population.

Notes:

  1. Dauphin is Manitoba's smallest city by area.
  2. Statistics Canada originally published Dauphin's 2016 population as 8,457, but subsequently amended it to 8,369.[4]
  3. Flin Flon is Manitoba's smallest city by population. The balance of Flin Flon is located within Saskatchewan.
  4. Statistics Canada originally published the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon's 2016 population as 4,982, but subsequently amended it to 4,991.[4]
  5. This area does not include 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi) in the Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon. The city's total area in 2016 was 16.24 km2 (6.27 sq mi).
  6. Morden is Manitoba's newest city, incorporated August 24, 2012.
  7. Statistics Canada originally published Winkler's 2016 population as 12,591, but subsequently amended it to 12,660.[4]
  8. Winnipeg is Canada's seventh-largest city and Manitoba's capital and largest city by both population and area. The Winnipeg census metropolitan area (CMA) is formed around the City of Winnipeg.

Former cities

Districts of Winnipeg that were incorporated as cities prior to amalgamation on January 1, 1972:[7]

See also

References
  1. "Statistical Information 2009" (PDF). Manitoba Local Government. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  2. "The Municipal Act". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  4. "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  5. "1986, 2A Profile, 1986 - MAN - Northern Manitoba (72 areas) (table), 1986 (2A) basic questionnaire, Provinces to Municipalities (database), Using E-STAT (distributor)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  6. "Morden Gets City Status". City of Morden. August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  7. "History of City Government". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  8. "Manitoba Communities: St. James (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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