Municipality of McCreary

McCreary
Municipality of McCreary
Nickname(s): 
The Ski and Maple Syrup Capital of Manitoba[1]
Location of the RM of McCreary in Manitoba
Location of the RM of McCreary in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°44′58″N 99°29′06″W / 50.74944°N 99.48500°W / 50.74944; -99.48500
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionParkland
Census divisionNo. 17
Incorporated
(amalgamated)
January 1, 2015[2]
Government
 • ReeveMike Gawaziuk
Area
 • Total527.77 km2 (203.77 sq mi)
Elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Population
 • Total748
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
R0J 1B0
Websiteexploremccreary.com

The Municipality of McCreary is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada.

Geographically located between Riding Mountain National Park and Lake Manitoba, the majority of the municipal lands are within the drainage basin of the Turtle River.[4]

It is the self-proclaimed "Ski and Maple Syrup Capital of Manitoba."[1]

  1. ^ a b "Municipality".
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2015amalg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "location". exploremccreary.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.