Rural Municipality of Headingley | |
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Municipality | |
 Location of the RM of Headingley in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates:49°52′05″N97°23′27″W / 49.86806°N 97.39083°W /49.86806; -97.39083 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Winnipeg Metro Region |
| First settled | 1880 |
| Incorporated | May 9, 1992 (1992-05-09) |
| Named after | Headingley, England |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Robson |
| • MLA | Kathleen Cook (Roblin) |
| • MP | Doug Eyolfson (Winnipeg West) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 107.53 km2 (41.52 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,306.79 km2 (2,048.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Municipality | 4,431 |
| • Density | 41.21/km2 (106.7/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 778,489 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | Area codes 204 and 431 |
| Website | rmofheadingley |
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Headingley (sometimes spelledHeadingly)[citation needed] is arural municipality inManitoba, Canada. It is located directly west ofWinnipeg and had a population of 3,579 people as of the2016 census.[1]
TheTrans-Canada Highway and theAssiniboine River run through the municipality. The unincorporated community of Headingley is situated within the municipality along Manitoba Provincial Road 334 near the Trans-Canada Highway.
The municipality takes its name from the suburb ofHeadingley in the city ofLeeds inWest Yorkshire,England.[5]
The first permanent European residents of the present-day Headingley area are figured to have been Oliver Gowler (1814–1865) and his wife, Mary (Nee Lady Neville Braybrooke) (1816–1878), who came to Canada together in the fall of 1836, hired by theHudson ’s Bay Company to work on their experimental farm atRed River.[citation needed]
First owning a farm inFort Garry in 1846, the Gowlers fled westward after the1852 Red River flood, whereupon they began the first farm on Headingley soil. There, Oliver Gowler eventually became one of the most successful early farmers in what would becomewestern Canada.James Cunningham, a member ofManitoba’s first Legislature (1870), also arrived in the area in 1853 following the 1852 flood.[6]
In November 1852, Reverend Griffith Owen Corbett was sent fromEngland and was tasked with organizing a newparish west of theParish of St. James, itself created in 1850. Corbett established the parish of Headingley, naming it after his sponsoringparish of the same name inLeeds, England,[5] and immediately built a house where he conducted services.[6]
In 1869, the area saw its firstrope ferry, established at the Headingley Grand Passage. In the late 1860s, ReverendGeorge Young, the firstMethodist missionary in Red River, began to visit Headingley regularly.[6]
Following the passing of the federalManitoba Act on 12 May 1870, which created theProvince of Manitoba, provincial elections were held in November that year, upon whichJohn Taylor was declared the firstM.L.A of Headingley, with a majority of one vote—though the newAttorney General appointedJames Cunningham to the seat on a "technicality."[6]
At this time, the area was divided, with north Headingley belonging to theRural Municipality of Assiniboia and south Headingley to theRM of Charleswood.[7]
In November 1904,telegraph service was extended to Headingley, but were still missing modern conveniences of astreetcar andvoice telephone service.[8] In 1911, Headingley received its firsttelephones, with 13 phones being listed in the firstphone book.[6]
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In the early part of the 20th century, aninterurban train, Route 29, operated by theSuburban Rapid Transit Company, Manitoba served the Headingley area; however, this line was discontinued in the 1930s. After the interurban cars stopped service, a dieselbus service was implemented. In the numbering ofWinnipeg Transitroutes since June 1984,Route 81 Headingley was the bus that serviced the area.[citation needed]
TheHeadingley Correctional Institution, a provincialgaol, was opened in October 1930 with an inmate population consisting of both males and females until 1931, when females were sent toPortage la Prairie.Capital punishment, viahangings, was carried out at the Institution from 1932 to 1952, wherein a total of 25 hangings took place.[6]
From 1 January 1972 until 31 December 1992, Headingley was part of theCity of Winnipeg.Initial discussions about Headingleyseceding from Winnipeg began in March 1987 over concerns about municipaltax rates.[9] Areferendum was held on 14 November 1991 asking Headingley residents if they wanted to break away from Winnipeg.[10]
It seceded from the larger city in 1993 after extensive complaints that the local needs of the mostly-rural community were not being met as part of a large urban city: they were not receiving water,sewage,access roads. Headingley residents wanted the City and Province to spend $4 million on extending water services to the community.[11] As a result of the breakup, it is the only municipality besidesWinnipeg inStatistics Canada's ManitobaCensus Division No. 11.
In May 1993, the new municipality established itsfire department, the Headingley Fire and Rescue Service, with Alan Gaye as ActingFire Chief along with 20volunteer firefighters. The department became operational by September 15 that year, using a1966 F800 Ford Fire truck purchased for $7,800 fromWinkler's department.[6]
In 2013, the Manitoba government decided to divide a 1.7-kilometre (1.1 mi) section of theTrans-Canada Highway that runs through Headingley, because it was notorious forvehicle accidents.[12]
Since 1992, the Rural Municipality of Headingley has been led by the followingreeves/mayors.
| Term | Reeve[5] |
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| 1992-1995 | Jarl J. Johner |
| 1996-1999 | John M. Curry |
| 2000-2016 | Wilfred Remi Taillieu (1948–2016) |
| 2017-incumbent | John Mauseth |
Police service in Headingley is provided by theStonewall/Headingley RCMP detachment, along with theHeadingley Highway Patrol who are responsible for thehighway system in and around the Headingley region.[13] Aprovincial jail is also located in the municipality, called theHeadingley Correctional Institution.
In terms of health services, Headingley falls within the jurisdiction of Manitoba'sSouthern Regional Health Authority.[14]
The municipality is serviced by a 25-membervolunteer fire department, which includes afirst responders unit and operates out of theHeadingley Fire Hall. Headingley is also a member of the Boyne River Mutual Aid Fire District, which provides backup and support services on an as-required basis.[15]
For education, Headingley is home to Phoenix School, anelementary school (K-5) of theSt. James-Assiniboia School Division.[16]
The Cartier Regional Water Co-op manages thewater supply to the R.M. of Headingley, as well as several other nearbyrural municipalities such asCartier,Rosser,Macdonald. TheHeadingley Water Treatment Plant is one of two operated by the Co-op, the other being located in Cartier. Intake source water comes from theAssiniboine River via a pipe, from where it is then moved to a facility on the site of theHeadingley Correctional Centre River Intake Building where debris andsilt are removed.[17]
Camp Manitou is asummer camp and year-roundoutdoor recreation facility located in Headingley.[18]
Headingley has twocommunity centres: the older Phoenix Community Centre (153 Seekings Street), and the newer $1.8-millionHeadingley Community Centre (5353Portage Avenue).[19] Headingley also houses four small churches, including Headingley United Church and Holy Trinity Anglican Church.[20]
TheHeadingley Grand Trunk Trail is the abandonedrail line that runs through both the Rural Municipalities of Headingley andCartier from thePerimeter Highway toBeaudry Provincial Park. Therailway bed was originally built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and was used from 1894 to 1972.[21] The municipality is also home to aheritage museum about theCanadian petroleum industry, called Jim's Vintage Garages Heritage Museum.[22]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Headingley had a population of 4,331 living in 1,307 of its 1,342 total private dwellings, a change of21% from its 2016 population of 3,579. With a land area of 107.53 km2 (41.52 sq mi), it had a population density of40.3/km2 (104.3/sq mi) in 2021.[23]
| Year | Total |
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| 1996 | 1587 |
| 2001 | 1907 |
| 2006 | 2726 |
| 2011 | 3215 |
| 2016 | 3579 |
| Group | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 14 years | 15.9 | 14.2 | 17.8 |
| 15 to 64 years | 71.9 | 74.1 | 69.4 |
| 65 years and over | 12.2 | 11.5 | 12.7 |
| 85 years and over | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Average age of the population | 39.3 | 38.5 | 40.3 |
| Median age of the population | 40.1 | 37.7 | 42.7 |
| Identity | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Asian[ii] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| Black | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Filipino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin American | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Arab | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southeast Asian[iii] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Asian[iv] | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Korean | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japanese | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Visible minority, "not included elsewhere"[v] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multiple visible minorities[vi] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total visible minority population | 55 | 35 | 25 |
| Not a visible minority[vii] | 2,970 | 1,505 | 1,465 |
| Identity | Total | Male | Female |
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| Population by identity | |||
| Aboriginal identity[viii] | 190 | 100 | 90 |
| Single Aboriginal responses[ix] | 190 | 100 | 90 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| Métis | 165 | 85 | 80 |
| Inuk (Inuit) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multiple Aboriginal responses[x] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere[xi] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-Aboriginal identity | 2,835 | 1,445 | 1,395 |
| Population by status | |||
| Registered orTreaty Indian (Status Indians)[xii] | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Not a Registered or Treaty Indian | 3,015 | 1,535 | 1,480 |
| Population by ancestry | |||
| Aboriginal ancestry (only)[xiii] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)[xiv] | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Métis single ancestry | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestries[xv] | 290 | 175 | 110 |
| Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote92 | 280 | 170 | 110 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries | 80 | 60 | 20 |
| Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries | 200 | 115 | 90 |
| Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote93 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only) | 2,735 | 1,360 | 1,375 |
2016 Census footnotes:[1]
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