Dunnottar, Manitoba
Encyclopedia
Dunnottar is a Municipality
in the Canadian
province of Manitoba
. The Municipality - often referred to as the 'Village of Dunnottar' - is located on the shores of Lake Winnipeg
, just off Highway 9, south of Winnipeg Beach. The Municipality encompasses the towns of Ponemah, Whytewold, and Matlock. These centres grew around Canadian Pacific Railway status. It borders the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews
, in addition to Lake Winnipeg. It is known for its beaches & many summer residents & visitors.
As of the 2001 Canada Census, 487 people were full-time residents of the 'Village'. This is a 24% increase from the 392 permanent residents counted in the 1996 Census.
Overall, the trend is towards increasing numbers of permanent residents. There was a 29% increase between 1971 and 1981, 7% between 1981 and 1991, and 59% between 1991 and 2001.
The 2006 census showed a population of 692 persons, an increase of 42.1% from the 487 during the 2001 census.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. The Municipality - often referred to as the 'Village of Dunnottar' - is located on the shores of Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg is a large, lake in central North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada, with its southern tip about north of the city of Winnipeg...
, just off Highway 9, south of Winnipeg Beach. The Municipality encompasses the towns of Ponemah, Whytewold, and Matlock. These centres grew around Canadian Pacific Railway status. It borders the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews
St. Andrews, Manitoba
St. Andrews is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the north-east of Winnipeg and the Red River demarcates the eastern boundary of the municipality. St. Andrews contains the communities of Clandeboye, Petersfield, and Lockport . It is part of Manitoba census division 13....
, in addition to Lake Winnipeg. It is known for its beaches & many summer residents & visitors.
As of the 2001 Canada Census, 487 people were full-time residents of the 'Village'. This is a 24% increase from the 392 permanent residents counted in the 1996 Census.
Overall, the trend is towards increasing numbers of permanent residents. There was a 29% increase between 1971 and 1981, 7% between 1981 and 1991, and 59% between 1991 and 2001.
The 2006 census showed a population of 692 persons, an increase of 42.1% from the 487 during the 2001 census.