Old Kildonan
Old Kildonan | |
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Ward | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′00″N 97°08′00″W / 49.96667°N 97.13333°W | |
| Incorporated | 1875 (Kildonan) |
| Incorporated | July 1, 1921 (Municipality of Old Kildonan) |
| Named after | Strath of Kildonan, Sutherlandshire, Scotland |
| Government | |
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| • City Councilor | Devi Sharma (Old Kildonan) |
| Area | |
• Ward | 2,136.74 ha (5,280.00 acres) |
| • Metro | 5,306.79 km2 (2,048.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Ward | 39,358 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 778,489 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Forward Sortation Areas | R2P |
| Area code(s) | Area codes 204 and 431 |
Old Kildonan is the northernmost city ward of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Before the City of Winnipeg Act of 1972, it was an independent unincorporated municipality called the Municipality of Old Kildonan; prior to that, from 1914, it was a subdivision of the Rural Municipality of Kildonan.
It is bounded by the north limit of the City of Winnipeg on the north; by the CP Winnipeg Beach railway, slightly past McPhillips Street, on the east; Brookside Boulevard (Winnipeg Route 90) on the west; and by Inkster Boulevard (Route 23) on the south.
The ward falls within the community area of Seven Oaks and is served by the Seven Oaks School Division. Its population was 47,155 as of the 2016 census.