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

Lake Manitoba Lake Manitoba (french: Lac Manitoba) is the List of lakes of Canada, 14th largest lake in Canada and the List of lakes by area, 33rd largest lake in the world with a total area of . It is located within the Provinces and territories of Canada, Cana ...

. Located within the borders of the municipality is the Indian reserve of

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, as well as the

Margaret Bruce Beach Provincial Park Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

, located 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.Margaret Bruce
Recreation Parks, Planning Section 3, Gov of Manitoba Conservation 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 Alonsa is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district located in north central Manitoba in the Rural Municipality of Alonsa Alonsa is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba, western Canada. It lies on the west ...

* Amaranth * Bacon Ridge * Bluff Creek * Cayer * Eddystone * Harcus * Kinosota (Manitoba House) * Lonely Lake * Moore Dale * Portia * Reedy Creek * Reykjavik ( is, Reykjavík) * Shergrove * Silver Ridge

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Alonsa had a population of 1,210 living in 492 of its 659 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,247. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

External links

Rural Municipality of Alonsa''Manitoba Historical Society – Rural Municipality of Alonsa''

Map of Alonsa R.M. at Statcan
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