Rural Municipality of Alonsa

Alonsa
Alonsa
Rural municipality
	Rural Municipality of Alonsa
	Location of Alonsa in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 50°47′59″N 98°58′36″W / 50.7996°N 98.9766°W / 50.7996; -98.9766
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated as an LGD	January 1, 1945
Incorporated as a rural municipality	January 1, 1997
Government
• Reeve	Tom Anderson
• Councillors	Kerry Hopfner; Tim Stott; Travis Turko; Michael Brown; Terry Dayholos; Logan Dumanske
Area
• Total	2,977.50 km2 (1,149.62 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	1,247
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	rmofalonsa.com

Alonsa is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba, western Canada. It lies on the west side of Lake Manitoba.^[2]

Located within the borders of the municipality is the Indian reserve of Ebb and Flow 52, as well as the 60,000 m² (6 ha) Margaret Bruce Beach Provincial Park, located 12 km (7.5 mi) east of the town of Alonsa, on one of a series of sand ridges that extend the length of the west side lake. The park is currently under lease to a private operator but development plans include a provincial campground and day use facility.^[3]

The incorporation of Alonsa on 1 January 1945 was as a Local Government District (LGD). It received rural municipality status on 1 January 1997.

Communities

Alonsa
Amaranth
Bacon Ridge
Bluff Creek
Cayer
Eddystone
Harcus
Kinosota (Manitoba House)
Leifur
Lonely Lake
Moore Dale
Portia
Reedy Creek
Reykjavik (Icelandic: Reykjavík)
Shergrove
Silver Ridge

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alonsa had a population of 1,210 living in 492 of its 659 total private dwellings, a change of -3% from its 2016 population of 1,247. With a land area of 3,006.17 km² (1,160.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

References

^ "Members". April 22, 2017.
^ a b "Manitoba Communities: Alonsa (Rural Municipality)".
^ Margaret Bruce Recreation Parks, Planning Section 3, Gov of Manitoba Conservation
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

External links

Rural Municipality of Alonsa
Manitoba Historical Society – Rural Municipality of Alonsa
Map of Alonsa R.M. at Statcan

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[1] "Members". April 22, 2017.

[mhs-2] "Manitoba Communities: Alonsa (Rural Municipality)".

[3] Margaret Bruce Recreation Parks, Planning Section 3, Gov of Manitoba Conservation

[2021census-4] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.