Rural Municipality of St. Clements
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
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St. Clements is a rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the north-east of Winnipeg, stretching from East St. Paul and Birds Hill Provincial Park in the south to Lake Winnipeg and Grand Beach Provincial Park to the north. The Red River demarcates the western boundary of the municipality. St. Clements contains the communities of East Selkirk, and Lockport east of the Red River. It almost completely surrounds the Brokenhead 4 Indian reserve, with the exception of a small lakefront on Lake Winnipeg.[2]
St. Clements | |
|---|---|
Rural municipality | |
| Rural Municipality of St. Clements | |
Location of the RM of St. Clements in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′08″N 96°40′27″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Regions | Interlake Winnipeg Metro |
| Incorporated | December 22, 1883 |
| Named after | Parish of St. Clements |
| Seat | East Selkirk |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Debbie Fiebelkorn |
| Area | |
| • Land | 711.17 km2 (274.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,586 |
| • Density | 16.291/km2 (42.195/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 204, 431 |
| Website | rmofstclements |
Its population at the 2016 census was 10,876.[3][2] The city of Selkirk borders it to the west, across the Red River of the North.
Communities
Communities located within St. Clements include:[3][2]
- Beaconia
- East Selkirk
- Grand Marais
- Libau
- Lockport (part)
- Scanterbury
- Thalberg
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Clements had a population of 11,586 living in 4,604 of its 5,720 total private dwellings, a change of 6.5% from its 2016 population of 10,876. With a land area of 711.17 km2 (274.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.3/km2 (42.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
| Panethnic group | 2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | 2006[9] | 2001[10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| European[a] | 9,145 | 80.18% | 8,945 | 83.33% | 9,150 | 88.07% | 8,695 | 89.64% | 8,255 | 90.57% |
| Indigenous | 1,940 | 17.01% | 1,650 | 15.37% | 1,115 | 10.73% | 910 | 9.38% | 760 | 8.34% |
| Southeast Asian[b] | 100 | 0.88% | 65 | 0.61% | 70 | 0.67% | 40 | 0.41% | 25 | 0.27% |
| Latin American | 50 | 0.44% | 20 | 0.19% | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0.36% | 30 | 0.33% |
| South Asian | 40 | 0.35% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.1% | 20 | 0.22% |
| East Asian[c] | 35 | 0.31% | 20 | 0.19% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Middle Eastern[d] | 35 | 0.31% | 10 | 0.09% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| African | 50 | 0.44% | 30 | 0.28% | 35 | 0.34% | 10 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.16% |
| Other/multiracial[e] | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.09% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% |
| Total responses | 11,405 | 98.44% | 10,735 | 98.7% | 10,390 | 98.91% | 9,700 | 99.94% | 9,115 | 100% |
| Total population | 11,586 | 100% | 10,876 | 100% | 10,505 | 100% | 9,706 | 100% | 9,115 | 100% |
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses | ||||||||||
Notable people
- Ernie Anderson (1898–1977), ice hockey player
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
