St. Vital, Winnipeg
St. Vital Saint-Vital | |
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Suburb | |
| Coordinates: 49°51′47″N 97°06′35″W / 49.862995°N 97.1098376°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| City | Winnipeg |
| Settled | 1822 |
| Established | 1880 |
| Incorporated as a city | 1962 June 9 |
| Merged into Unicity | 1972 |
| Named after | Saint Vitalis of Milan (patron saint of Vital-Justin Grandin) |
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| Government | |
| • MP | Dan Vandal |
| • MLA | Jamie Moses |
| • Councillor | Brian 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 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 778,489 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Forward Sortation Areas | R2M, R2N |
| Area code(s) | Area codes 204 and 431 |
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| 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.
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.
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.