St. Clements is a

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, Canada. It is located to the north-east of

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, stretching from

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and

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in the south to

Lake Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg (french: Lac Winnipeg, oj, ᐑᓂᐸᑲᒥᐠᓴᑯ˙ᑯᐣ, italics=no, Weenipagamiksaguygun) is a very large, relatively shallow lake in North America, in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Manitoba, Canada. I ...

and

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to the north. The Red River demarcates the western boundary of the municipality. St. Clements contains the communities of

East Selkirk East Selkirk is a community of 675 (2016 Census) in the Rural Municipality (RM) of St. Clements in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is directly across the Red River from Selkirk, Manitoba. The village of East Selkirk is connected to Win ...

, and Lockport east of the Red River. It almost completely surrounds the

Brokenhead 4 Brokenhead Ojibway Nation (BON, oj, Baaskaandibewi-ziibiing, meaning ''at the brokenhead River'') is an Anishinaabe (Saulteaux/Ojibwa) First Nation located approximately northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The main reserve of Brokenhead 4 is surro ...

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, with the exception of a small lakefront on Lake Winnipeg. Its population at the

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was 10,876. The city of Selkirk borders it to the west, across the

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Communities

Communities located within St. Clements include: * Beaconia *

* Grand Marais * Libau * Lockport (part) * Scanterbury * Thalberg

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, St. Clements had a population of 11,586 living in 4,604 of its 5,720 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10,876. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

External links

Rural Municipality of St. Clements websiteRed River North Heritage
Discover the rich heritage of one of the oldest settled areas of Manitoba, Canada.
Map of St. Clements R.M. at StatcanCommunity Profile: St. Clements Rural Municipality, Manitoba; Statistics Canada

''Manitoba Historical Society - Manitoba Municipalities''

''Historic Sites of Manitoba: Balsam Bay Cemetery (RM of St. Clements)''

''Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Lukes Anglican Church (RM of St. Clements)''
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