Rural Municipality of Victoria

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.

Rural Municipality of Victoria
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
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Area
  Land703.54 km2 (271.64 sq mi)
Population
  Total1,188
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes204 and 431

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

  • Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 281–282) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada


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