Macdonald, Manitoba
Macdonald is an unincorporated community in Manitoba northwest of Portage la Prairie. The Post Office opened in 1884 on 33-12-8W. Originally known as Drumconner, it changed to its present name in 1895 (commemorating Sir John A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada) and is located on 35-8-12W. The community is in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie.
The community is mostly agricultural, with a small residential area along Main Street/Centre Street and Cream Street.
Transportation
PTH 16 (Yellowhead Highway) is the main roadway connecting Macdonald with Portage la Prairie.
Canadian Pacific Railway has one track passing through Macdonald.
References
- Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 156)—the Millennium Bureau of Canada
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