Rural Municipality of Dauphin

Dauphin
Dauphin
Rural municipality
	Rural Municipality of Dauphin
	Location of Dauphin in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 51°11′57″N 100°03′48″W / 51.19917°N 100.06333°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Parkland
Incorporated	November 26, 1897
Area
• Total	1,516.59 km2 (585.56 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	2,388
• Density	1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Dauphin is a rural municipality in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. The municipality surrounds the separately administered city of Dauphin, and lies just north of Riding Mountain National Park, part of which extends into the RM.

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dauphin had a population of 2,136 living in 896 of its 1,023 total private dwellings, a change of -7% from its 2016 population of 2,298. With a land area of 1,512.79 km² (584.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km² (3.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Transportation

Air

Dauphin Municipal Airport

Regional airport
Paved runways of 2,750 and 5,000 feet (1,500 m) long
Daily service to Winnipeg
Perimeter Airlines
Night and all-weather facilities
Avgas and aircraft maintenance
Capable of landing 737 and Hercules Transport

Rail

Canadian National Rail Secondary Mainline
Via Rail passenger service

Road

Provincial Trunk Highways #5, #10, and #20

Energy & communications

Hydro electricity

3-phase power supply
Provided by Manitoba Hydro

Natural gas

3" Natural Gas Line (49,560 mcf )
Provided by Manitoba Hydro

Communications

Digital tower, DSL High-Speed Internet
Provided by Bell MTS, I-Netlink and Xplornet
WCGtv provided by Westman Communications Group

Water & waste management

Water supply source

Edwards Lake/Creek System and Vermillion Reservoir

Waste management

Total capacity of storage site is 196 million imperial gallons (890,000 m³)
Currently operating at 75% capacity
$2.5 million upgrading 2003 and 2005
2 landfills (one at Sifton; one shared with City of Dauphin)
Recycling program

Industrial park

Fully Serviced
Land available in Sifton, Dauphin and other areas

Education

Serviced by the Mountain View School Division
Total K-12 School Enrollment: 1,769 (as of February 2009)
Ecole MacNeill K-6 School: 149
Henderson Elementary: 239
Barker K-6 School 269
Smith-Jackson K-6 School 95
Whitmore K-6 School 127
Mackenzie Middle 7-8 School 274
Dauphin Regional Comprehensive School 616

Post-secondary schools:

Assiniboine Community College (Dauphin) varies
Campus Manitoba (Dauphin) varies

Services

Fire department

As of 2003^[update]:

Total of 35 member volunteers
1 rural tanker
4 pumper trucks
1 aerial ladder
3 rescue wagons
1 portable trailer
1 kodiak rescue boat
1 snowmobile rescue sleigh
jaws-of-life

Ambulance

4 ambulances
24-hour service
Advanced life support service

Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
24-hour service
Rural Crime Watch program

Post office

Full Service

Local media

Dauphin Herald newspaper (weekly)
Parkland Shopper newspaper (weekly)
730 CKDM radio (Dauphin)

Health

Dauphin Regional Health Centre:

107 beds
Laboratory testing, x-ray, EKG, CT scanner, hemodialysis, ultra-sound, fluoroscopy, medical and surgical wards
Intensive Care Unit
Parkland Family Medicine Residency Program
Community Health Services
911 emergency services

Special care services

Doctors: 21 and visiting medical staff available
Dentists: 8
Optometrists: 3
Chiropractors: 4
Personal Care Home: 70 beds
Other Services: Handi-van
Home Care & Meals on Wheels
Telehealth

Recreation

Parkland Recreation Complex:
Curling rink - 6 sheets of ice
Indoor leisure & waved pool, waterslide, 2 indoor arenas,
1 outdoor arena
18-hole golf course (RM of Ochre River)
Beach and campgrounds
Vermillion Park Sportsplex (baseball & soccer)
Selo Ukraina amphitheatre (10,000 seats)
International festivals: National Ukrainian Festival, Countryfest, and Dauphin's Christian Music Festival (Jesus Manifest)
Historical sites and district museums
Dauphin Bible Camp

References

^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

External links

Map of Dauphin R.M. at Statcan
RM of Dauphin Fact Sheet [1]

[2021census-1] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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