Rapid City, Manitoba

Rapid City
Rapid City Dam and Reservoir
Rapid City Dam and Reservoir
Rapid City is located in Manitoba
Rapid City
Rapid City
Location of Rapid City in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°07′15″N 100°02′09″W / 50.12083°N 100.03583°W / 50.12083; -100.03583
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionWestman
Rural municipalityOakview
IncorporatedJune 9, 1883
AmalgamatedJanuary 1, 2015
Area
 • Land5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total796
 • Density77.3/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)

Rapid City is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[2] that also once held town status in southwest Manitoba, Canada within the Rural Municipality of Oakview. It is located about 30 km north of Brandon. Rapid City is a farming community that is developed on the banks of the Little Saskatchewan River. The dam and reservoir in Rapid City were built by the province in 1961, the reservoir stores 200 acre-feet (250,000 m3) and provides a water supply and recreational facility for the community.

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.