Victoria Beach | |
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Rural Municipality | |
 Welcome sign to Victoria Beach | |
 Location of the Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach in Manitoba | |
  Victoria Beach | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′50″N 96°32′20″W / 50.73056°N 96.53889°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Eastman |
| Incorporated | August 16, 1919[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Penny McMorris[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.71 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 689 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Website | victoriabeach |
Victoria Beach is a rural municipality (RM) in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada, located on the southeastern shores of Lake Winnipeg, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Winnipeg.
It lies on a small peninsula that extends into Lake Winnipeg, and is almost completely surrounded by the lake, but does share a small southern land border with the Rural Municipality of Alexander. With a land area of 20.279 km2 (7.830 sq mi), it is the smallest rural municipality in Manitoba in terms of area.[4] It is slightly less than half the size of the next-smallest Rural Municipality of East St. Paul.[4]
The RM of Victoria Beach is a so-called "resort municipality," as some of the finest beaches in Manitoba are located within the boundaries of the municipality. Elk Island Provincial Park lies on an island in the north end of the municipality.
As of the 2021 Canadian census, Victoria Beach had a permanent population of 689 residents, but during the summer season the population swells to over 5,000 people.[4] Unlike other resort areas, (such as Grand Beach) the municipality has no campgrounds, picnic areas, or tourist attractions.
- ^ "Our History".
- ^ "Council".
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Residents". RM of Victoria Beach. Retrieved 29 March 2023.