West St. Paul is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It lies adjacent to the north side of Winnipeg, and directly west of the Red River. It is part of the Winnipeg Metro Region, and had a population of 5,368 at the 2016 census. It contains two communities, Middlechurch and Rivercrest. Middlechurch is the larger of the two communities and includes the municipal hall, cemetery, curling club, fire station, St. Paul's church, the Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, and Grassmere Creek all lie at the southern portion of the municipality. The community of Rivercrest lies to the north and contains the West St. Paul School and Royal Manitoba Yacht Club. History West St. Paul was formed on 3 November 1915 when the municipality of St. Paul (1888-1914) was subdivided into West St. Paul and East St. Paul. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, West St. Paul had a population of 6,682 living in 2,228 of its 2,270 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5,368. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Municipal Hall The two-story municipal hall was built in 1917 and expanded with a North and South addition in 1989. It is considered a municipally-designated historic landmark of Manitoba and currently the only official historic site within West St. Paul. Municipal services Water Water services are provided by the Cartier Regional Water Co-Op via the Headingley Water Treatment Plant. From there the CentrePort distribution line serves Rosser Reservoir, the Rural Municipality of Rosser and the CentrePort development. Further northeast is the West St. Paul Reservoir which serves the RM. Fire Department The West St. Paul Fire Department is not a full-time fire department, but rather a paid-on-call department, meaning firefighters are paid only for the emergency calls and training that they attend. The department's fire coverage area encompasses the entire municipality of West St. Paul or . The department responds to a variety of emergency situations including but not limited to fire response, medical response, motor vehicle collisions, Carbon Monoxide alarms, downed power lines and water rescue response. The department responded to a total of 264 calls for service in 2013. The West St. Paul Fire Department's current organizational structure consists of 1 Fire Chief, 1 Deputy Fire Chief, 3 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 1 training officer, and 24 firefighters. The department has a