Macdonald, Manitoba

Macdonald is an unincorporated community in Manitoba northwest of Portage la Prairie. The Post Office opened in 1884 on 33-12-8W. It was originally known as Drumconner and changed to its present name in 1895 and was located on 35-8-12W. The community is located in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie.

The community is mostly agricultural with a small residential area along Main Street/Centre Street and Cream Street.

Transportation

PTH 16 (Yellowhead Highway) is the main roadway connecting Macdonald with Portage la Prairie.

Canadian Pacific Railway has a single track passing through Macdonald.

References

• Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 156) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

Division No. 9, Manitoba (Portage la Prairie)
Cities	Portage la Prairie
Villages	Former villages St. Claude
Rural municipalities	Grey Portage la Prairie
First Nations	Dakota Plains Long Plain
Indian reserves	Dakota Plains 6A Dakota Tipi 1 Long Plain 6 (part)
Unincorporated communities	Bloom Culross Curtis Delta Beach Edwin Elm Creek Fannystelle Fortier Fulton Haywood High Bluff Layland Longburn Macdonald Newton Oakland Oakville Poplar Point Rignold St. Ambroise Southport
See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations

Coordinates: 50°03′25″N 98°28′05″W / 50.057°N 98.468°W / 50.057; -98.468