Rural Municipality of Alonsa

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Alonsa

| official_name = Rural Municipality of Alonsa

| settlement_type = Rural municipality

| image_map = CAN MB Alonsa.svg

| map_caption = Location of Alonsa in Manitoba

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Manitoba

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Parkland

| leader_title = Reeve

| leader_name = Tom Anderson{{Cite web|url=https://rmofalonsa.com/members/|title = Members|date = 22 April 2017}}

| leader_title1 = Councillors

| leader_name1 = Kerry Hopfner
Tim Stott
Travis Turko
Michael Brown
Terry Dayholos
Logan Dumanske

| =

| leader_name2 =

| established_title1 = Incorporated as a rural municipality

| established_date1 = January 1, 1997

| area_total_km2 = 2977.50

| population_total = 1210

| population_as_of = 2021

| timezone1 = CST

| utc_offset1 = -6

| timezone1_DST = CDT

| utc_offset1_DST = -5

| website = {{URL|https://rmofalonsa.com}}

| established_title = Incorporated as an {{abbr|LGD|Local government district}}

| established_date = January 1, 1945

| blank1_name_sec1 = Office location

| blank_info_sec1 = Alonsa

| population_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/alonsa.shtml |title= Manitoba Communities: Alonsa (Rural Municipality)}}

| coordinates = {{coord|50.7996|-98.9766|type:city_region:CA-MB|display=inline,title}}

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Alonsa is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba, western Canada. It lies on the west side of Lake Manitoba.

Located within the borders of the municipality is the Indian reserve of Ebb and Flow 52, as well as the {{Convert|6|ha|sqm|abbr=on|order=flip|adj=on}} Margaret Bruce Beach Provincial Park, located {{Convert|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of the town of Alonsa, on one of a series of sand ridges that extend the length of the west side lake. The park is currently under lease to a private operator but development plans include a provincial campground and day use facility.[https://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/pdf/planning/sect_3_rec_parks_a_m.pdf Margaret Bruce] Recreation Parks, Planning Section 3, Gov of Manitoba Conservation

The incorporation of Alonsa on 1 January 1945 was as a Local Government District (LGD). It received rural municipality status on 1 January 1997.

2018 Tornado

A violent high end EF4 tornado struck the municipality of Alonsa on August 3, 2018, killing 1 person.{{Cite web |last=Corp |first=Pelmorex |date=2021-08-03 |title=A Manitoba twister was North America's strongest tornado in the year of 2018 |url=https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/severe/this-day-in-weather-history-august-3-2018-alonsa-manitoba-tornado |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=The Weather Network |language=en-ca}} It was estimated to have been on the ground for over 20 minutes, and had a width of {{Convert|800|m|ft|abbr=in}}.{{Cite web |date=Aug 5, 2018 |title=Tornado's path in rural Manitoba was as wide as 800 metres, Environment Canada says |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/alonsa-manitoba-tornado-1.4774912 }} The tornado was originally rated EF4, but further research has suggested the windspeeds inside the tornado ranging from {{Convert|317|km/h|mph|abbr=in}} to {{Convert|450|km/h|mph|abbr=in}}, putting it as an EF5 tornado.{{Cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Connell S. |last2=Kopp |first2=Gregory A. |last3=Sills |first3=David M. L. |last4=Butt |first4=Daniel G. |date=2024-08-07 |title=Estimating Wind Speeds in Tornadoes Using Debris Trajectories of Large Compact Objects |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/152/8/MWR-D-23-0251.1.xml |journal=Monthly Weather Review |language=EN |volume=152 |issue=8 |pages=1859–1881 |doi=10.1175/MWR-D-23-0251.1 |bibcode=2024MWRv..152.1859M |issn=1520-0493}}

Communities

Alonsa
Amaranth
Bacon Ridge
Bluff Creek
Cayer
Eddystone
Harcus
Kinosota (Manitoba House)
Leifur
Lonely Lake
Moore Dale
Portia
Reedy Creek
Reykjavik ({{langx|is|Reykjavík}})
Shergrove
Silver Ridge

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alonsa had a population of 1,210 living in 492 of its 659 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1210-1247}}|1247|1}} from its 2016 population of 1,247. With a land area of {{cvt|3006.17|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1210|3006.17|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000246 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 20, 2022}}

References

External links

[https://rmofalonsa.com/ Rural Municipality of Alonsa]
[http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/alonsa.shtml Manitoba Historical Society – Rural Municipality of Alonsa]
[http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F&census=Yes&DisplayData=Yes&NewImage=yes&layer=csd&IdentName=Alonsa%20(RM)&IdentUID=4617026 Map of Alonsa R.M. at Statcan]