List of rural municipalities in Manitoba

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Rural municipalities of Manitoba
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LocationProvince of Manitoba
Number98
Populations398 (Victoria Beach) – 15,733 (Hanover)
Areas20.26 km² (Victoria Beach) – 3,572.13 km² (Reynolds)
Government
Subdivisions
  • Unincorporated communities
Not to be confused with List of municipalities in Manitoba.

A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba.[1] Under the province's Municipal Act of 1997, an area must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a density of less than 400 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,000/sq mi) to incorporate as a rural municipality.[2] Manitoba has 98 RMs, which had a cumulative population of 301,438 as of the 2016 Census.[3] This is a decrease from 116 RMs prior to January 1, 2015, when municipalities with less than 1,000 people were directed by the provincial government to amalgamate with adjoining municipalities to comply with the Municipal Act.

The most and least populated RMs as of the 2016 census are Hanover and Victoria Beach with populations of 15,733 and 398 respectively. East St. Paul is the most densely populated RM at 223.2/km2 (578/sq mi)[3] The largest and smallest RMs in terms of geography are Reynolds and Victoria Beach with land areas of 3,572.13 km2 (1,379.21 sq mi) and 20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi) respectively.[3]


List[]

Rural municipality (RM) Incorporation
date[4] 		2016 Census of Population[3]
Population
(2016) 		Population
(2011) 		Change
 Land area
(km²) 		Population
density
Alexander January 1, 1945 3,333 2,983 +11.7% 1,569.62 2.1/km2
Alonsa January 1, 1945 1,247 1,270 −1.8% 2,980.04 0.4/km2
Argyle August 15, 1881 1,025 1,071 −4.3% 769.87 1.3/km2
Armstrong January 1, 1945 1,792 1,835 −2.3% 1,865.89 1.0/km2
Bifrost – Riverton January 1, 2015 3,378 3,514 −3.9% 1,643.81 2.1/km2
Boissevain – Morton January 1, 2015 2,353 2,270 +3.7% 1,091.90 2.2/km2
Brenda – Waskada January 1, 2015 674 652 +3.4% 765.78 0.9/km2
Brokenhead November 15, 1900 5,122 4,635 +10.5% 752.01 6.8/km2
Cartier February 21, 1914 3,368 3,153 +6.8% 553.40 6.1/km2
Cartwright – Roblin January 1, 2015 1,308 1,240 +5.5% 716.75 1.8/km2
Clanwilliam – Erickson January 1, 2015 870 901 −3.4% 352.15 2.5/km2
Coldwell November 19, 1912 1,254 1,351 −7.2% 901.76 1.4/km2
Cornwallis December 22, 1883 4,520 4,378 +3.2% 500.36 9.0/km2
Dauphin November 26, 1897 2,388 2,200 +8.5% 1,516.59 1.6/km2
Deloraine – Winchester January 1, 2015 1,489 1,485 +0.3% 727.14 2.0/km2
De Salaberry December 22, 1883 3,580 3,450 +3.8% 671.02 5.3/km2
Dufferin November 1, 1890 2,435 2,394 +1.7% 913.27 2.7/km2
East St. Paul November 3, 1915 9,372 9,046 +3.6% 41.99 223.2/km2
Ellice – Archie January 1, 2015 887 971 −8.7% 1,155.80 0.8/km2
Elton December 22, 1883 1,273 1,257 +1.3% 570.97 2.2/km2
Emerson – Franklin January 1, 2015 2,537 2,439 +4.0% 973.05 2.6/km2
Ethelbert January 1, 2015 607 629 −3.5% 1,136.94 0.5/km2
Fisher January 1, 1945 1,708 1,704 +0.2% 1,479.35 1.2/km2
Gilbert Plains January 1, 2015 1,470 1,623 −9.4% 1,051.23 1.4/km2
Gimli August 15, 1881 6,181 5,845 +5.7% 318.75 19.4/km2
Glenboro – South Cypress January 1, 2015 1,565 1,483 +5.5% 1,099.05 1.4/km2
Glenella – Lansdowne January 1, 2015 1,181 1,245 −5.1% 1,265.37 0.9/km2
Grahamdale January 1, 1945 1,359 1,354 +0.4% 2,385.42 0.6/km2
Grandview January 1, 2015 1,482 1,508 −1.7% 1,154.81 1.3/km2
Grassland January 1, 2015 1,561 1,480 +5.5% 1,344.46 1.2/km2
Grey January 1, 2015 2,648 2,615 +1.3% 960.57 2.8/km2
Hamiota January 1, 2015 1,225 1,288 −4.9% 576.43 2.1/km2
Hanover May 25, 1881 15,733 14,026 +12.2% 741.52 21.2/km2
Harrison Park January 1, 2015 1,622 1,799 −9.8% 977.63 1.7/km2
Headingley May 9, 1992 3,579 3,215 +11.3% 107.27 33.4/km2
Kelsey January 1, 1945 2,424 2,330 +4.0% 867.75 2.8/km2
Killarney-Turtle Mountain August 15, 1881 3,429 3,233 +6.1% 926.14 3.7/km2
La Broquerie May 25, 1881 6,076 5,198 +16.9% 579.26 10.5/km2
Lac du Bonnet April 6, 1912 3,121 2,930 +6.5% 1,100.98 2.8/km2
Lakeshore January 1, 2015 1,363 1,401 −2.7% 1,297.07 1.1/km2
Lorne January 1, 2015 3,041 3,006 +1.2% 909.40 3.3/km2
Louise January 1, 2015 1,918 1,932 −0.7% 939.01 2.0/km2
Macdonald May 25, 1881 7,162 6,280 +14.0% 1,158.33 6.2/km2
McCreary January 1, 2015 892 948 −5.9% 524.25 1.7/km2
Minitonas – Bowsman January 1, 2015 1,653 1,816 −9.0% 1,201.05 1.4/km2
Minto – Odanah January 1, 2015 1,189 1,177 +1.0% 744.04 1.6/km2
Montcalm May 25, 1881 1,260 1,309 −3.7% 468.04 2.7/km2
Morris February 14, 1880 3,047 2,999 +1.6% 1,038.32 2.9/km2
Mossey River January 1, 2015 1,145 1,186 −3.5% 1,123.94 1.0/km2
Mountain January 1, 1945 978 1,104 −11.4% 2,607.77 0.4/km2
Norfolk Treherne January 1, 2015 1,751 1,741 +0.6% 733.52 2.4/km2
North Cypress – Langford January 1, 2015 2,745 2,627 +4.5% 1,761.89 1.6/km2
North Norfolk January 1, 2015 3,853 3,762 +2.4% 1,160.09 3.3/km2
Oakland – Wawanesa January 1, 2015 1,690 1,618 +4.4% 576.68 2.9/km2
Oakview January 1, 2015 1,626 1,513 +7.5% 1,147.33 1.4/km2
Pembina January 1, 2015 2,347 2,369 −0.9% 1,118.33 2.1/km2
Piney January 1, 1945 1,726 1,720 +0.3% 2,433.10 0.7/km2
Pipestone December 22, 1883 1,458 1,447 +0.8% 1,149.31 1.3/km2
Portage la Prairie February 14, 1880 6,975 6,525 +6.9% 1,961.97 3.6/km2
Prairie Lakes January 1, 2015 1,453 1,423 +2.1% 1,062.42 1.4/km2
Prairie View January 1, 2015 2,088 2,167 −3.6% 1,698.56 1.2/km2
Reynolds January 1, 1945 1,338 1,285 +4.1% 3,572.13 0.4/km2
Rhineland January 1, 2015 5,945 5,772 +3.0% 960.40 6.2/km2
Riding Mountain West January 1, 2015 1,420 1,390 +2.2% 1,623.39 0.9/km2
Ritchot November 1, 1890 6,679 5,478 +21.9% 333.55 20.0/km2
Riverdale January 1, 2015 2,133 2,019 +5.6% 571.16 3.7/km2
Roblin[a] January 1, 2015 3,214 3,284 −2.1% 1,690.73 1.9/km2
Rockwood February 14, 1880 7,823 7,964 −1.8% 1,199.93 6.5/km2
Roland November 1, 1908 1,129 1,058 +6.7% 485.21 2.3/km2
Rosedale December 22, 1883 1,672 1,627 +2.8% 864.55 1.9/km2
Rossburn January 1, 2015 976 1,046 −6.7% 682.79 1.4/km2
Rosser March 11, 1893 1,372 1,352 +1.5% 441.56 3.1/km2
Russell – Binscarth January 1, 2015 2,442 2,553 −4.3% 571.37 4.3/km2
Sifton January 1, 2015 1,256 1,172 +7.2% 768.42 1.6/km2
Souris – Glenwood January 1, 2015 2,562 2,439 +5.0% 582.90 4.4/km2
Springfield September 27, 1873 15,342 14,069 +9.0% 1,100.92 13.9/km2
St. Andrews February 14, 1880 11,913 11,875 +0.3% 752.22 15.8/km2
St. Clements December 22, 1883 10,876 10,505 +3.5% 730.11 14.9/km2
St. François Xavier February 14, 1880 1,411 1,240 +13.8% 204.56 6.9/km2
St. Laurent May 25, 1881 1,338 1,305 +2.5% 465.29 2.9/km2
Stanley November 1, 1890 8,969[5] 8,356 +7.3% 836.70 10.7/km2
Ste. Anne February 14, 1880 5,003 4,686 +6.8% 477.76 10.5/km2
Ste. Rose January 1, 2015 1,712 1,794 −4.6% 629.92 2.7/km2
Stuartburn January 1, 1945 1,648 1,535 +7.4% 1,163.54 1.4/km2
Swan Valley West January 1, 2015 2,829 2,923 −3.2% 1,721.22 1.6/km2
Taché February 14, 1880 11,568 10,284 +12.5% 581.23 19.9/km2
Thompson November 1, 1908 1,422 1,397 +1.8% 528.83 2.7/km2
Two Borders January 1, 2015 1,175 1,310 −10.3% 2,309.03 0.5/km2
Victoria November 15, 1902 1,132[5] 1,119 +1.2% 697.86 1.6/km2
Victoria Beach March 14, 1919 398 374 +6.4% 20.26 19.6/km2
Wallace – Woodworth January 1, 2015 2,948 2,857 +3.2% 1,967.91 1.5/km2
West Interlake January 1, 2015 2,162 2,206 −2.0% 1,621.30 1.3/km2
WestLake – Gladstone January 1, 2015 3,154 3,068 +2.8% 1,832.55 1.7/km2
West St. Paul November 3, 1915 5,368 4,932 +8.8% 87.81 61.1/km2
Whitehead December 22, 1883 1,661 1,533 +8.3% 563.90 2.9/km2
Whitemouth March 1, 1905 1,548 1,548 0.0% 703.02 2.2/km2
Woodlands February 14, 1880 3,416 3,521 −3.0% 1,178.04 2.9/km2
Yellowhead January 1, 2015 1,948 1,973 −1.3% 1,108.48 1.8/km2
Total rural municipalities — 301,438 288,919 +4.3% 101,551.07 3.0/km2
Notes
  1. ^ The Municipality of Roblin was incorporated as the Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River on January 1, 2015. The name was changed to Municipality of Roblin on March 30, 2015

Former rural municipalities[]

Name Dissolved[a] Succeeded by
Albert, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Two Borders
Archie, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Ellice – Archie
Arthur, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Two Borders
Assiniboia, RM of January 1, 1969 City of St. James–Assiniboia[b][c]
Bifrost, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton
Birtle, RM of January 1, 2015 Prairie View Municipality
Blanshard, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Oakview
Brooklands, RM of January 1, 1967 City of St. James[c][d]
Boulton, RM of January 1, 1999 RM of Shellmouth-Boulton[e]
Brenda, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Brenda – Waskada
Cameron, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Grassland
Charleswood, RM of January 1, 1972 City of Winnipeg[c]
Clanwilliam, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson
Daly, RM of January 1, 2015 Riverdale Municipality
Douglas, RM of January 1, 1891 RM of Rhineland[f]
East Kildonan, RM of January 1, 1957 City of East Kildonan and RM of North Kildonan[c][g]
Edward, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Two Borders
Ellice, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Ellice – Archie
Eriksdale, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of West Interlake
Ethelbert, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Ethelbert
Fort Garry, RM of January 1, 1972 City of Winnipeg[c]
Franklin, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Emerson – Franklin
Gilbert Plains, RM of January 1, 2015 Gilbert Plains Municipality
Glenella, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne
Glenwood, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Souris – Glenwood
Grandview, RM of January 1, 2015 Grandview Municipality
Hamiota, RM of January 1, 2015 Hamiota Municipality
Harrison, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Harrison Park
Hespeler, RM of January 1, 1891 RM of Hanover
Hillsburg, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River
Kildonan, RM of January 1, 1914 RMs of East Kildonan and West Kildonan[h]
Lakeview, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone
Langford, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of North Cypress – Langford
Lansdowne, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne
Lawrence, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Lakeshore
Lorne, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Lorne
Louise, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Louise
McCreary, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of McCreary
Miniota, RM of January 1, 2015 Prairie View Municipality
Minitonas, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman
Minto, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Minto-Odanah
Morton, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Boissevain – Morton
North Cypress, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of North Cypress – Langford
North Kildonan, RM of January 1, 1972 City of Winnipeg[c]
North Norfolk, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of North Norfolk
Oakland, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa
Ochre River, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Lakeshore
Odanah, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Minto-Odanah
Old Kildonan, RM of January 1, 1972 City of Winnipeg[c]
Park, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Harrison Park
Pembina, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Pembina
Rhineland, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Rhineland
Riverside, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Prairie Lakes
Roblin, RM of January 1, 2015 Cartwright – Roblin Municipality
Rossburn, RM of January 1, 2015 Rossburn Municipality
Russell, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Russell – Binscarth
Saskatchewan, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Oakview
Shell River, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River
Shellmouth, RM of January 1, 1999 RM of Shellmouth-Boulton[e]
Shellmouth-Boulton, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Riding Mountain West
Shoal Lake, Municipality of January 1, 2015 RM of Yellowhead
Shoal Lake, RM of January 1, 2011 Municipality of Shoal Lake[i]
Siglunes, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of West Interlake
Silver Creek, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Riding Mountain West
South Cypress, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Glenboro – South Cypress
South Norfolk, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Norfolk Treherne
Ste. Rose, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Ste. Rose
St. James, RM of January 1, 1956 City of St. James[b][b]
St. Vital, RM of January 1, 1962 City of St. Vital[j][k]
Strathclair, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Yellowhead
Strathcona, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Prairie Lakes
Swan River, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Swan Valley West
Turtle Mountain, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain
Wallace, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Wallace – Woodworth
Westbourne, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone
West Kildonan, RM of January 1, 1921 Town of West Kildonan[c][j]
Whitewater, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Grassland
Winchester, RM of January 1, 2015 Municipality of Deloraine – Winchester
Woodworth, RM of January 1, 2015 RM of Wallace – Woodworth
Notes
  1. ^ The Manitoba government amalgamated 65 rural municipalities, 25 towns, and 17 villages into 47 municipalities on January 1, 2015 in order to bring these municipalities into compliance with the minimum population requirements of the Municipal Act.[2][4]
  2. ^ a b c The City of St. James–Assiniboia ceased to exist on January 1, 1972; now part of the City of Winnipeg.[6]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h The RMs of Charleswood, Fort Garry, North Kildonan, and Old Kildonan, and seven urban municipalities were amalgamated with the City of Winnipeg on January 1, 1972.
  4. ^ The City of St. James became the City of St. James–Assiniboia in 1969 and ceased to exist on January 1, 1972; now part of the City of Winnipeg.[6]
  5. ^ a b The RM of Shellmouth-Boulton ceased to exist on January 1, 2015; succeeded by the RM of Riding Mountain West.[7]
  6. ^ The RM of Rhineland ceased to exist on January 1, 2015; succeeded by the Municipality of Rhineland.
  7. ^ The City of East Kildonan ceased to exist on January 1, 1972, now part of the City of Winnipeg.[8]
  8. ^ The RMs of East and West Kildonan later became cities which ceased to exist on January 1, 1972; now part of the City of Winnipeg.
  9. ^ The Municipality of Shoal Lake ceased to exist on January 1, 2015; succeeded by the RM of Yellowhead.
  10. ^ a b The Town of West Kildonan became a city in 1961; ceased to exist on January 1, 1972; now part of the City of Winnipeg.[10]
  11. ^ The City of St. Vital ceased to exist on January 1, 1972; now part of the City of Winnipeg.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Information 2009" (PDF). Manitoba Local Government. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "The Municipal Act". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "MHS Resources: Manitoba's Municipal History". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Manitoba Communities: St. James (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Manitoba Municipalities: Shellmouth-Boulton". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 24, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Manitoba Communities: East Kildonan (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Manitoba Communities: St. Vital (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "Manitoba Communities: West Kildonan (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

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