West St. Paul | |
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Coordinates: 50°00′43″N 97°06′54″W / 50.01194°N 97.11500°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Winnipeg Metro |
Founded | 1888 |
Established | 1915 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Peter Truijen |
• MLA | Jasdeep Devgan |
• MP | Raquel Dancho |
Area | |
• Total | 87.49 km2 (33.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 6,682 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Forward Sortation Area | |
Area codes | Area codes 204 and 431 |
Website | weststpaul |
West St. Paul is a rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It lies adjacent to the north side of Winnipeg, and directly west of the Red River. It is part of the Winnipeg Metro Region, and had a population of 5,368 at the 2016 census.
It contains two communities, Middlechurch and Rivercrest. Middlechurch is the larger of the two communities and includes the municipal hall, cemetery, curling club, fire station, St. Paul's church, the Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, and Grassmere Creek all lie at the southern portion of the municipality.
The community of Rivercrest lies to the north and contains the West St. Paul School and Royal Manitoba Yacht Club.