St. Jean Baptisteis anunincorporated communityrecognized as alocal urban district[2]inManitoba.It is located in theRural Municipality of MontcalmalongHighway 75,40 km north ofEmersonat the United States border, and 60 km south ofWinnipeg.
St. Jean Baptiste | |
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  St. Jean Baptiste Location of St. Jean Baptiste inManitoba. | |
| Coordinates:49°15′56″N97°20′23″W/ 49.26556°N 97.33972°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Pembina Valley |
| Rural Municipality | Montcalm |
| Government | |
| •MP(Provencher) | Ted Falk(CPC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.02 km2(0.78 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 576 |
| • Density | 285.2/km2(739/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6(CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5(CDT) |
The community has a distinct French-Canadian culture. The area was first settled byMétisfamilies fromSt. Norbert, Manitoba;in 1878, French-Canadian families from the United States arrived in the area and purchased land. The post office opened in 1877 and aparishandCanadian National Railwaypoint were also part of the early development.
The community was originally calledGrosse Pointe,then was renamedMission de la Rivière aux Prunes,before receiving its present name from ArchbishopTachéin 1872. It has since been known as St. Jean Baptiste (or simply, St. Jean).
Demographics
editIn the2021 Census of Populationconducted byStatistics Canada,St. Jean Baptiste had a population of 576 living in 246 of its 258 total private dwellings, a change of2.3% from its 2016 population of 563. With a land area of 2.02 km2(0.78 sq mi), it had a population density of285.1/km2(738.5/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
References
edit- ^"Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population".Census Canada.RetrievedDecember 12,2023.
- ^"Local Urban Districts Regulation".Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016.RetrievedApril 24,2016.
- ^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places".Statistics Canada.February 9, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 3,2022.
- Geographic Names of Manitoba(pg. 238) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
- Paroisse St-Jean-Baptiste, Manitoba
- Hotel Pierre Parenteau, St. Jean Baptiste Manitoba Historical Society
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