Macdonald is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the southwest side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Metro Region, but is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area. Macdonald's population as of the 2016 census was 7,162.

The municipality is named for Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.

Communities

• Brunkild
• Domain
• La Salle
• Oak Bluff
• Osborne
• Sanford
• Starbuck

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Macdonald had a population of 8,120 living in 2,743 of its 2,815 total private dwellings, a change of 13.4% from its 2016 population of 7,162. With a land area of 1,156.11 km (446.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.0/km (18.2/sq mi) in 2021.

Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald (2001−2021)

Panethnic group	2021		2016		2011		2006		2001
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European	6,550	82.86%	6,220	89.75%	5,470	88.37%	5,345	94.6%	5,050	95.19%
Indigenous	690	8.73%	530	7.65%	485	7.84%	290	5.13%	135	2.54%
South Asian	235	2.97%	30	0.43%	35	0.57%	0	0%	20	0.38%
Southeast Asian	145	1.83%	55	0.79%	40	0.65%	0	0%	60	1.13%
African	70	0.89%	50	0.72%	75	1.21%	10	0.18%	20	0.38%
East Asian	60	0.76%	45	0.65%	70	1.13%	10	0.18%	30	0.57%
Latin American	45	0.57%	10	0.14%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Middle Eastern	0	0%	10	0.14%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Other/multiracial	100	1.27%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Total responses	7,905	97.35%	6,930	96.76%	6,190	98.57%	5,650	99.95%	5,305	99.72%
Total population	8,120	100%	7,162	100%	6,280	100%	5,653	100%	5,320	100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Water

Water services are sourced from the La Salle River and is treated by a Water Treatment Plant located in Sanford. In 2016 an application to the Manitoba Water Services Board to expand the raw water storage facility by adding a fourth pond with a 90 dam capacity was made. Included in the project was a new aeration system for all four ponds.

See also

• List of francophone communities in Manitoba