Macdonald is a

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lying adjacent to the southwest side of

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, Canada. It is part of the

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, but is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area. Macdonald's population as of the 2016 census was 7,162. The municipality is named for Canada's first

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, Sir John A. Macdonald.

Communities

* Brunkild *

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* La Salle * Oak Bluff * Osborne * Sanford * Starbuck

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Macdonald had a population of 8,120 living in 2,743 of its 2,815 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 7,162. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Water

Water services are sourced from the

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and is treated by a Water Treatment Plant located in Sanford. In 2016 an application to the Manitoba Water Services Board to expand the raw water storage facility by adding a fourth pond with a 90 dam³ capacity was made. Included in the project was a new aeration system for all four ponds.

Notes

References

External links

Official websiteCommunity Profile: Macdonald Rural Municipality, Manitoba; Statistics Canada

Map of Macdonald R.M. at Statcan
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