St. François Xavier
| St. François Xavier | |||
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| Location in Manitoba | |||
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| Province : | Manitoba | ||
| Region: | Winnipeg Capital Region | ||
| Coordinates : | 49 ° 55 ′ N , 97 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 236 m | ||
| Area : | 214.92 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1087 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 5.1 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Central Time ( UTC − 6 ) | ||
| Postal code : | R4L | ||
St. François Xavier , originally Grantown , is a rural community on the Assiniboine River , west of Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba . In 1824, Cuthbert Grant and several other Métis families founded the new Grantown settlement in the area known as White Horse Plain . Just a few years after it was founded, the place received the name of the patron saint of the local church, Francisco de Xavier . In 1870 the province of Manitoba was founded and St. François Xavier was established as a parish in it. In 2006 there were 1087 inhabitants.