St. Jean Baptiste, Manitoba Explained

Official Name:St. Jean Baptiste
Settlement Type:Local urban district
Pushpin Map:Canada Manitoba
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of St. Jean Baptiste in Manitoba.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Manitoba
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Pembina Valley
Subdivision Type3:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Montcalm
Leader Title:MP (Provencher)
Leader Name:Ted Falk (CPC)
Area Total Km2:2.02
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:576
Population Density Km2:285.2
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:49.2656°N -97.3397°W

St. Jean Baptiste is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[2] in Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Montcalm along Highway 75, 40 km north of Emerson at the United States border, and 60 km south of Winnipeg.

The community has a distinct French-Canadian culture. The area was first settled by Métis families from St. 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 a parish and Canadian National Railway point were also part of the early development.

The community was originally called Grosse Pointe, then was renamed Mission de la Rivière aux Prunes, before receiving its present name from Archbishop Taché in 1872. It has since been known as St. Jean Baptiste (or simply, St. Jean).

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Jean Baptiste had a population of 576 living in 246 of its 258 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 563. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . . December 12, 2023.
  2. Web site: Local Urban Districts Regulation . Government of Manitoba . April 23, 2016 . April 24, 2016.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Sep 3, 2022.