It lies adjacent to the north side of Winnipeg, and directly west of the Red River.

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.

The department's fire coverage area encompasses the entire municipality of West St. Paul or 87.66 km2 (33.85 sq mi).

It received some notoriety in 2015, when team Reid Carruthers, from the West St. Paul club, won the Men's Manitoba Curling Provincials and placed third in the Men's National Brier[13][14] Established in January 1825, St. Paul's Anglican Church was built in order to keep up with the growing population along the Red River.

[11] Prior to building the school, classes were held at a local church (K to 3) as well as the municipal hall (grades 4 and up).