Rural Municipality of Alexander

Alexander
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Alexander
Location of the Rural Municipality of Alexander in Manitoba
Location of the Rural Municipality of Alexander in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°25′20″N 96°04′30″W / 50.42222°N 96.07500°W / 50.42222; -96.07500 (Alexander)
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated as a LGDJanuary 1, 1945
Incorporated as a rural municipalityJanuary 1, 1997
Area
 • Total
1,560.05 km2 (602.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
3,854
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Administrative officeSt. Georges
Websitewww.rmalexander.com

The Rural Municipality of Alexander (French: Municipalité rurale d'Alexander)[2] is a rural municipality in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada. The town of Powerview-Pine Falls lies adjacent to the municipality, as does the Sagkeeng First Nation Indian reserve.

The municipality contains all of Manitoba's Belair Provincial Forest in its westernmost part, plus the northern half of Brightstone Sand Hills Provincial Forest in its central part.

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Alexander, Rural municipality [Census subdivision], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province]". Census Profile, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2017.