The Rural Municipality of Alexander () 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.
History It was first incorporated as a Local Government District in 1945 and received its present status as a rural municipality on 1 January 1997. Parts of the RM (Great Falls area) had been under a boil water advisory since April 18, 2006, until a $5-million water treatment plant was installed in September 2019.
Communities CommunityLocation / NotesCoordinatesAlbert Beachon the shore of Traverse Bay, Lake WinnipegBelairbetween Lester Beach and PTH 59Bird Riveron the Bird River upstream from Lac du BonnetGreat Fallssite of the Great Falls Generating Station on the Winnipeg RiverGull Lakeon Gull LakeHillside Beachon Hillside Point on Lake WinnipegLester Beachnorth of Grand Beach Provincial Park on Lake WinnipegPinawa Bayon the Lee RiverPoplar Baynear Poplar Bay Provincial Park on Lac du BonnetSt. Georgeson the Winnipeg River, upstream from Fort AlexanderSilver Fallssite of the Silver Falls Airport and Silver Falls Water AerodromeSteadon PTH 304Sunset Bayon the Lee RiverTraverse Bayeast of Albert Beach, on Traverse Bay, Lake WinnipegWhite Mud Fallson the Winnipeg River downstream from Great Falls
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alexander had a population of 3,854 living in 1,845 of its 4,347 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,333. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also List of francophone communities in Manitoba
References
External links
Official website Map of Alexander R.M. at Statcan Manitoba Historical Society - Rural Municipality of Alexander