Land for sale in the West St. Paul area, Manitoba

About the West St. Paul area

The area

This page groups Manitoba listings closest to the RM of West St. Paul, which sits on the west bank of the Red River against Winnipeg's northern edge and had about 6,700 people in 2021. Across the river is East St. Paul (about 9,700). Around them are the RMs of St. Andrews (about 11,700) and St. Clements (about 11,600) to the north, Rockwood (about 8,400, including Stony Mountain) and Rosser (about 1,300) to the west, and Springfield (about 16,100) to the east, with its office in Oakbank. A few listings fall in Winnipeg itself or in St. François Xavier (about 1,400). Birds Hill Provincial Park covers about 35 km² of esker ridges, dry prairie, wet meadow, bog and aspen-oak woods along Highway 59.

History

This is Treaty 1 territory. The first of the numbered treaties was signed at Lower Fort Garry on August 3, 1871; its seven signatory nations today include Brokenhead, Peguis and Sagkeeng. St. Paul's church went up on the west bank in 1825, serving farmers on both sides of the river; the spot became known as Middlechurch. The RM of St. Paul formed in 1880, and East St. Paul became a separate municipality in 1916. The railway's arrival in 1882 opened the Birds Hill gravel trade, and limestone quarries shaped Rockwood and Stonewall.

Services and access

Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg is Manitoba's main trauma hospital and has the province's busiest emergency departments. Winnipeg Richardson International Airport has scheduled domestic and US flights.

Land and climate

Rockwood's land follows the survey begun in 1871: 640-acre sections split into 160-acre quarter sections. Around Birds Hill the ground is sand and gravel left by glacial eskers. The Red River Floodway, dug from 1962 to 1968 and expanded after the 1997 flood, diverts high water around Winnipeg.

Before you buy

West St. Paul, East St. Paul, St. Andrews, St. Clements and the village of Dunnottar make up the Red River Planning District, which runs their development plan, zoning bylaws and building permits. Rockwood and Rosser belong to the South Interlake Planning District, with Stonewall and Teulon, which handles development permits, building permits and zoning. Springfield runs its own planning department in Oakbank. Along the Red from Winnipeg's northern boundary to Netley Creek, the province's Lower Red River Designated Flood Area applies: any new permanent building needs a Designated Flood Area permit from Manitoba's Water Management and Structures division, and must be raised or diked to a site-specific flood protection level set by the province.

Sources

• Statistics Canada, 2021 Census population and dwelling counts (table 98-10-0002)
• RM of East St. Paul, history
• RM of Rockwood, history
• RM of Springfield, planning department
• Treaty One Nations
• Manitoba Parks, Birds Hill Provincial Park
• Shared Health, Health Sciences Centre
• Winnipeg Airports Authority, airlines
• Red River Planning District, about
• South Interlake Planning District
• Province of Manitoba, Designated Flood Areas
• Province of Manitoba, Red River Floodway

Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked October 1, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.