St. Vital, Winnipeg

For the provincial electoral division in approximately the same location as this, see St. Vital (electoral district). For the federal electoral district, see Saint Boniface—Saint Vital. For the saint, see Saint Vitalis (disambiguation).

St. Vital
Saint-Vital
Suburb
St. Vital Saint-Vital is located in Winnipeg
St. Vital Saint-Vital
St. Vital
Saint-Vital
Coordinates: 49°51′47″N 97°06′35″W / 49.862995°N 97.1098376°W / 49.862995; -97.1098376
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
CityWinnipeg
Settled1822
Established1880
Incorporated as a city1962 June 9
Merged into Unicity1972
Named forSaint Vitalis of Milan (patron saint of Vital-Justin Grandin)
Neighbourhoods
  • Alpine Place
  • Elm Park
  • Fraipont
  • Glenwood
  • Kingston Crescent
  • Lavalee
  • Meadowood
  • Minnetonka
  • Norberry
  • Normand Park
  • Pulberry
  • River Park South
  • Royalwood
  • Sage Creek
  • St. George
  • St. Vital Centre
  • Varennes
  • Victoria Crescent
  • Vista
  • Worthington
Government
 • MPDan Vandal
 • MLAJamie Moses
 • CouncillorBrian Mayes
Area
 • Suburb
63.3 km2 (24.4 sq mi)
 • Metro
5,306.79 km2 (2,048.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Suburb
67,580
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 • Metro
778,489
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Forward Sortation Areas
R2M, R2N
Area code(s)Area codes 204 and 431
Major streets
Notable places

St. Vital (French: Saint-Vital) is a ward and neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Located in the south-central part of the city, it is bounded on the north by Carrière Avenue; on the south by the northern limit of the Rural Municipality of Ritchot; on the west by the Red River; and on the east by the Seine River, except for the part lying south of the Perimeter Highway, which extends east across the Seine to the boundary of the RM of Springfield. The population as of the 2016 census was 67,580.[1]

Merging with Winnipeg in 1972, St. Vital was established in 1880 as a rural municipality, called the RM of St. Boniface. After the Town of Saint Boniface was formed in 1883, the RM continued operating as its own government, and was renamed to the Rural Municipality of St. Vital in 1903 to avoid confusion. In 1960, it became part of the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg, achieving city status soon after in 1962 until the Winnipeg merger.[2][3]

As a city ward, St. Vital is represented by a member of Winnipeg City Council. With slightly different boundaries, it also comprises the Winnipeg neighbourhood clusters of St. Vital North and St. Vital South.[4]

  1. ^ "2016 Census Data - St. Vital Community Area" (PDF). City of Winnipeg. July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "City of St. Vital - MAIN – Manitoba Archival Information Network". main.lib.umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  3. ^ "Manitoba Communities: St. Vital (Unincorporated City)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  4. ^ City Clerk (2018). "St. Vital Ward | Electoral Wards - City of Winnipeg". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 2021-06-09.