- Source: Rural Municipality of St. Clements
St. Clements is a rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the north-east of Winnipeg, stretching from East St. Paul and Birds Hill Provincial Park in the south to Lake Winnipeg and Grand Beach Provincial Park to the north. The Red River demarcates the western boundary of the municipality. St. Clements contains the communities of East Selkirk, and Lockport east of the Red River. It almost completely surrounds the Brokenhead 4 Indian reserve, with the exception of a small lakefront on Lake Winnipeg.
Its population at the 2016 census was 10,876. The city of Selkirk borders it to the west, across the Red River of the North.
Communities
Communities located within St. Clements include:
Beaconia
East Selkirk
Grand Marais
Libau
Lockport (part)
Scanterbury
Thalberg
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Clements had a population of 11,586 living in 4,604 of its 5,720 total private dwellings, a change of 6.5% from its 2016 population of 10,876. With a land area of 711.17 km2 (274.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.3/km2 (42.2/sq mi) in 2021.
Notable people
Ernie Anderson (1898–1977), ice hockey player
Notes
References
External links
Rural Municipality of St. Clements website
Red River North Heritage Discover the rich heritage of one of the oldest settled areas of Manitoba, Canada.
Map of St. Clements R.M. at Statcan
Community 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)