Rural Municipality of Taché

Taché (French: Municipalité rurale de Taché) is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada incorporated in 1880. Named after the Bishop Taché (one of the first bishops in Manitoba), it is located to the south-east of Winnipeg, stretching from the Red River Floodway in the west to the beginning of the Canadian Shield in the east. Trees line the Seine River as it meanders through the centre of the municipality and acts as an oasis of oak and elm trees in the primarily agricultural fields of the area. Lorette and Landmark are the main residential and commercial hubs of the municipality with Ste. Genevieve, Dufresne, Ross and Linden as other noteworthy communities.

Tachḗ
Rural Municipality
La Coulée River is a tributary of the Seine River, in Taché
Tachḗ
Coordinates: 49°42′29″N 96°40′25″W
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
First settled1880
Government
 • MayorJustin Bohemier
Area
 • Rural Municipality581.23 km2 (224.41 sq mi)
 • Metro
5,306.79 km2 (2,048.96 sq mi)
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Rural Municipality11,568
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
 • Metro
778,489
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Forward Sortation Area
R5J, R5K, R0A
Area codes204, 431
Websitermtache.ca

In 1998 a new high school, Collège Lorette Collegiate, was completed in the town of Lorette. The town is also home to the municipal office and to the board offices of the Seine River School Division and the Franco-manitoban School Division.

As per Statistics Canada, Taché's population in 2016 was 11,568.[1]

Communities

Demographics
Ethnic Origins (2011)[2]
Population Percentage
French 3,455 33.7%
Canadian 2,830 27.6%
German 2,465 24.0%
Scottish 1,995 19.5%
English 1,975 19.3%
Ukrainian 1,655 16.1%
Metis 1,520 14.8%
Irish 1,365 13.3%
Russian 955 9.3%
Dutch 735 7.2%
Note that more than one ethnic

origin can be reported per person

According to the 2016 Census, Taché was home to 11,568 people, which was a 12.5% increase from the prior census in 2011.[2] The land area of Taché is 581.23 square kilometres, making the population density 19.9 people per square kilometre There are 3,884 private dwellings in the rural municipality, 3,769 which are occupied. The median worth of a dwelling is $319,779 in Taché, a bit lower than the provincial median at $275,473. The average household has 3.1 people. The median (after-tax) household income in the area is $79,026, quite higher than the provincial amount at $59,093. The median age of Taché is 34.8, significantly younger than then national median at 41.2 years old, and the provincial median at 38.3 years old.

The census also reports that 69.6% of the residents mother tongue was English, followed by; French (15.8%) and German (9.0%).

Taché is mostly inhabited by European descendants, however has a large Aboriginal population as well, particularly Métis people. It has the second largest Metis population ratio (second to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) for any settlements with more than 10,000 residents, at 14.3%. The racial make up is as followed:

Religiously speaking, most of the residents either practice a form of Christianity (71.4%) or have no religious affiliation at all (27.7%).

Water

The R.M. of Taché operates water services out of two separate locations — Lorette and Landmark.[3]

In 2005 the R.M. had issued a boil water advisory due to the poor quality of water coming from the well due to the well and infrastructure reaching end of life. In 2009 the R.M. had received approval to for a $5.3 million Lorette Water Supply Project, which included construction of a new well at Lorette, a 1 megalitre underground Reservoir, and new distribution infrastructure.[4]

References
  1. "2016 Census Profile - RM of Tache". statcan.gc.ca. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. NHS Profile, Taché, RM, Manitoba, 2011 Retrieved December 4th, 2013
  3. "Rural Municipality of Taché | Departments & Services". www.rmtache.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  4. "Lorette water system a go for spring". MySteinbach News. January 10, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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