MacGregor | |
Settlement Type: | Former town |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of MacGregor in Manitoba |
Coordinates: | 49.9661°N -98.7786°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | North Norfolk |
Established Title1: | Amalgamated |
Established Date1: | 1 January 2015 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 973 |
Population Density Km2: | 457.2 |
Timezone1: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | Central (CDT) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Area Code: | 204 |
MacGregor is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It held town status prior to January 1, 2015, when it amalgamated with the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk to form the Municipality of North Norfolk. MacGregor is located approximately 130km (80miles) west of Winnipeg and 80km (50miles) east of Brandon. It is a farming community, with the biggest industry in the area being agriculture. The community is surrounded by farms, and the Trans-Canada Highway is located just north of MacGregor.
The town is named after the Very Rev James MacGregor by the Canadian Pacific Railway who named a railway station after him, during his visit with the Marquis of Lome, around which the town grew.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, MacGregor had a population of 962 living in 409 of its 422 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 973. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
Notable individuals born or raised in MacGregor include former politician Leslie Harvard Eyres (1892–1983) and NDP cabinet minister Nancy Allan.