St. Vital (French: Saint-Vital) is a ward and neighborhood 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, MB 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 government. The Rural Municipality of St. Vital was renamed in 1903 to ensure everything was clear. 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 the Winnipeg City Council. With slightly different boundaries, it also comprises the Winnipeg neighborhood clusters of St. Vital North and St. Vital South.
History
The community was established by francophone settlers in 1822 and is the second-oldest permanent settlement in Manitoba after Kildonan. This community was named St. Vital by Archbishop Taché in 1860 in honor of the patron saint of his colleague, Father Vital-Justin Grandin. The community was established in 1880 as a rural municipality called the Rural Municipality of St. Boniface. After the Town of Saint Boniface was formed in 1883, the RM continued operating as its government and was renamed the Rural Municipality of St. Vital in 1903 to avoid confusion.
From 1891, the municipality underwent a series of boundary changes, wherein it was reduced to the east and extended to the west and south. In 1912, the community on the west side of the Red River separated to form the RM of Fort Garry; in 1914, a large tract of land was annexed to the City of St. Boniface, and the land was annexed from the RM of Ritchot. It was bounded west and east by the Red and Seine Rivers, Carriere Avenue north, and Grande Pointe south. Bed Bug Exterminator Winnipeg
The municipality included parts of the Parishes of St. Boniface, St. Vital, and St. Norbert. The original Parish of St. Vital existed in present-day St. Vital in addition to much of Fort Garry, another present-day suburb on the west side of the Red River. It began in 1861 when Bishop Taché, on the east side of the Red River, built a small schoolhouse inside which a small chapel was built. The parish was home to many French-speaking settlers, particularly Métis.
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