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List of rural municipalities in Manitoba

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Rural municipalities of Manitoba
LocationProvince of Manitoba
Number98
Populations648 (Ethelbert) – 17,216 (Hanover)
Areas20.26 km2 (Victoria Beach) – 3,572.13 km2 (Reynolds)
Government
Subdivisions
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

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Rural municipality (RM) Administrative seat[4] Incorporation
date[5] 		2016 Census of Population[3]
Population
(2021) 		Population
(2016) 		Change
 Land area
(km2) 		Population
density
Alexander St-Georges January 1, 1945 3,854 3,333 +15.6% 1,560.05 2.5/km2
Alonsa Alonsa January 1, 1945 1,210 1,247 −3.0% 3,006.17 0.4/km2
Argyle Baldur August 15, 1881 994 1,025 −3.0% 768.63 1.3/km2
Armstrong Inwood January 1, 1945 1,967 1,792 +9.8% 1,868.24 1.1/km2
Bifrost – Riverton Arborg* January 1, 2015 3,320 3,378 −1.7% 1,643.14 2.0/km2
Boissevain – Morton Boissevain January 1, 2015 2,309 2,353 −1.9% 1,102.38 2.1/km2
Brenda – Waskada Waskada January 1, 2015 650 674 −3.6% 775.64 0.8/km2
Brokenhead Beausejour* November 15, 1900 5,414 5,122 +5.7% 749.69 7.2/km2
Cartier Elie February 21, 1914 3,344 3,368 −0.7% 552.94 6.0/km2
Cartwright – Roblin Cartwright January 1, 2015 1,336 1,308 +2.1% 705.27 1.9/km2
Clanwilliam – Erickson Erickson January 1, 2015 1,012 860 +17.7% 358.05 2.8/km2
Coldwell Lundar November 19, 1912 1,313 1,254 +4.7% 891.85 1.5/km2
Cornwallis Brandon* December 22, 1883 4,568 4,520 +1.1% 500.51 9.1/km2
Dauphin Dauphin* November 26, 1897 2,136 2,298 −7.0% 1,512.79 1.4/km2
Deloraine – Winchester Deloraine January 1, 2015 1,478 1,489 −0.7% 728.13 2.0/km2
De Salaberry St-Pierre-Jolys* December 22, 1883 3,918 3,580 +9.4% 667.57 5.9/km2
Dufferin Carman* November 1, 1890 2,543 2,435 +4.4% 916.11 2.8/km2
East St. Paul East St. Paul November 3, 1915 9,725 9,372 +3.8% 41.79 232.7/km2
Ellice – Archie McAulay January 1, 2015 831 887 −6.3% 1,153.14 0.7/km2
Elton Forrest December 22, 1883 1,276 1,273 +0.2% 576.14 2.2/km2
Emerson – Franklin Dominion City January 1, 2015 2,437 2,537 −3.9% 970.19 2.5/km2
Ethelbert Ethelbert January 1, 2015 648 607 +6.8% 1,134.59 0.6/km2
Fisher Fisher Branch January 1, 1945 1,845 1,827 +1.0% 1,486.17 1.2/km2
Gilbert Plains Gilbert Plains January 1, 2015 1,420 1,470 −3.4% 1,050.15 1.4/km2
Gimli Gimli August 15, 1881 6,569 6,181 +6.3% 318.10 20.7/km2
Glenboro – South Cypress Glenboro January 1, 2015 1,123 1,550 −27.5% 1,071.64 1.0/km2
Glenella – Lansdowne Glenella January 1, 2015 1,133 1,181 −4.1% 1,274.74 0.9/km2
Grahamdale Moosehorn January 1, 1945 1,278 1,334 −4.2% 2,365.94 0.5/km2
Grandview Grandview January 1, 2015 1,419 1,482 −4.3% 1,147.99 1.2/km2
Grassland Hartney January 1, 2015 1,583 1,561 +1.4% 1,350.34 1.2/km2
Grey Elm Creek January 1, 2015 2,517 2,648 −4.9% 968.90 2.6/km2
Hamiota Hamiota January 1, 2015 1,234 1,225 +0.7% 577.68 2.1/km2
Hanover Mitchell May 25, 1881 17,216 15,540 +10.8% 730.44 23.6/km2
Harrison Park Onanole January 1, 2015 1,852 1,617 +14.5% 964.55 1.9/km2
Headingley Headingley May 9, 1992 4,331 3,579 +21.0% 107.53 40.3/km2
Kelsey The Pas* January 1, 1945 2,181 2,419 −9.8% 850.41 2.6/km2
Killarney-Turtle Mountain Killarney August 15, 1881 3,520 3,429 +2.7% 930.02 3.8/km2
La Broquerie La Broquerie May 25, 1881 6,725 6,076 +10.7% 578.97 11.6/km2
Lac du Bonnet Lac du Bonnet* April 6, 1912 3,563 3,121 +14.2% 1,097.61 3.2/km2
Lakeshore Rorketon January 1, 2015 1,186 1,363 −13.0% 1,295.64 0.9/km2
Lorne Somerset January 1, 2015 2,904 3,041 −4.5% 923.03 3.1/km2
Louise Crystal City January 1, 2015 2,025 1,918 +5.6% 934.81 2.2/km2
Macdonald Sanford May 25, 1881 8,120 7,162 +13.4% 1,156.11 7.0/km2
McCreary McCreary January 1, 2015 748 892 −16.1% 527.77 1.4/km2
Minitonas – Bowsman Minitonas January 1, 2015 1,587 1,653 −4.0% 1,199.17 1.3/km2
Minto – Odanah Minnedosa* January 1, 2015 1,121 1,189 −5.7% 746.31 1.5/km2
Montcalm Letellier May 25, 1881 1,278 1,260 +1.4% 468.25 2.7/km2
Morris Morris* February 14, 1880 3,049 3,047 +0.1% 1,035.32 2.9/km2
Mossey River Winnipegosis January 1, 2015 1,450 1,145 +26.6% 1,119.96 1.3/km2
Mountain Birch River January 1, 1945 980 978 +0.2% 2,603.43 0.4/km2
Norfolk Treherne Treherne January 1, 2015 1,770 1,770 0.0% 737.90 2.4/km2
North Cypress – Langford Carberry* January 1, 2015 3,011 2,745 +9.7% 1,762.30 1.7/km2
North Norfolk MacGregor January 1, 2015 3,915 3,853 +1.6% 1,158.26 3.4/km2
Oakland – Wawanesa Nesbitt January 1, 2015 1,758 1,690 +4.0% 578.82 3.0/km2
Oakview Oak River January 1, 2015 1,928 1,626 +18.6% 1,141.98 1.7/km2
Pembina Manitou January 1, 2015 2,406 2,347 +2.5% 1,130.57 2.1/km2
Piney Vassar January 1, 1945 1,843 1,726 +6.8% 2,430.32 0.8/km2
Pipestone Reston December 22, 1883 1,422 1,458 −2.5% 1,149.86 1.2/km2
Portage la Prairie Portage la Prairie* February 14, 1880 6,888 6,975 −1.2% 1,973.45 3.5/km2
Prairie Lakes Belmont January 1, 2015 1,625 1,453 +11.8% 1,070.95 1.5/km2
Prairie View Birtle January 1, 2015 2,161 2,088 +3.5% 1,694.69 1.3/km2
Reynolds Hadashville January 1, 1945 1,344 1,338 +0.4% 3,559.65 0.4/km2
Rhineland Altona* January 1, 2015 5,819 5,945 −2.1% 958.48 6.1/km2
Riding Mountain West Inglis January 1, 2015 1,442 1,420 +1.5% 1,624.99 0.9/km2
Ritchot St. Adolphe November 1, 1890 7,469 6,679 +11.8% 332.23 22.5/km2
Riverdale Rivers January 1, 2015 1,803 2,133 −15.5% 576.02 3.1/km2
Roblin[a] Roblin January 1, 2015 3,089 3,214 −3.9% 1,694.95 1.8/km2
Rockwood Stonewall* February 14, 1880 8,440 7,823 +7.9% 1,184.89 7.1/km2
Roland Roland November 1, 1908 1,145 1,058 +8.2% 484.47 2.4/km2
Rosedale Neepawa* December 22, 1883 1,524 1,672 −8.9% 864.68 1.8/km2
Rossburn Rossburn January 1, 2015 973 976 −0.3% 672.29 1.4/km2
Rosser Rosser March 11, 1893 1,270 1,372 −7.4% 441.74 2.9/km2
Russell – Binscarth Russell January 1, 2015 2,596 2,442 +6.3% 569.70 4.6/km2
Sifton Oak Lake January 1, 2015 1,239 1,256 −1.4% 839.50 1.5/km2
Souris – Glenwood Souris January 1, 2015 2,547 2,562 −0.6% 579.69 4.4/km2
Springfield Oakbank September 27, 1873 16,142 15,342 +5.2% 1,096.17 14.7/km2
St. Andrews Clandeboye February 14, 1880 11,723 11,913 −1.6% 739.61 15.9/km2
St. Clements East Selkirk December 22, 1883 11,586 10,876 +6.5% 711.17 16.3/km2
St. François Xavier St. François Xavier February 14, 1880 1,449 1,411 +2.7% 205.14 7.1/km2
St. Laurent St. Laurent May 25, 1881 1,542 1,338 +15.2% 480.15 3.2/km2
Stanley Stanley November 1, 1890 8,981[6] 8,969 +0.1% 835.18 10.8/km2
Ste. Anne Ste. Anne* February 14, 1880 5,584 5,003 +11.6% 476.81 11.7/km2
Ste. Rose Ste. Rose du Lac January 1, 2015 1,591 1,712 −7.1% 630.04 2.5/km2
Stuartburn Vita January 1, 1945 1,731 1,648 +5.0% 1,161.45 1.5/km2
Swan Valley West Swan River* January 1, 2015 2,759 2,829 −2.5% 1,716.84 1.6/km2
Taché Dufresne February 14, 1880 11,916 11,568 +3.0% 580.64 20.5/km2
Thompson Miami November 1, 1908 1,518 1,422 +6.8% 531.24 2.9/km2
Two Borders Melita* January 1, 2015 1,120 1,175 −4.7% 2,321.73 0.5/km2
Victoria Holland November 15, 1902 1,188[6] 1,132 +4.9% 703.54 1.7/km2
Victoria Beach Winnipeg* March 14, 1919 689 398 +73.1% 20.71 33.3/km2
Wallace – Woodworth Virden* January 1, 2015 2,748 2,948 −6.8% 1,977.43 1.4/km2
West Interlake Eriksdale January 1, 2015 2,228 2,162 +3.1% 1,643.72 1.4/km2
WestLake – Gladstone Gladstone January 1, 2015 3,273 3,154 +3.8% 1,909.82 1.7/km2
West St. Paul West St. Paul November 3, 1915 6,682 5,368 +24.5% 87.49 76.4/km2
Whitehead Alexander December 22, 1883 1,679 1,651 +1.7% 577.60 2.9/km2
Whitemouth Whitemouth March 1, 1905 1,630 1,548 +5.3% 697.35 2.3/km2
Woodlands Woodlands February 14, 1880 3,797 3,416 +11.2% 1,197.59 3.2/km2
Yellowhead Shoal Lake January 1, 2015 1,841 1,948 −5.5% 1,093.17 1.7/km2
Total rural municipalities — — 301,438 288,919 +4.3% 101,551.07 3.0/km2
Notes
  • *Municipal or administrative offices are located in an adjacent independent city, town or village that is outside the jurisdiction of the rural municipality.
  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

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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][5]
  2. ^ a b c The City of St. James–Assiniboia ceased to exist on January 1, 1972; now part of the City of Winnipeg.[7]
  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.[7]
  5. ^ a b The RM of Shellmouth-Boulton ceased to exist on January 1, 2015; succeeded by the RM of Riding Mountain West.[8]
  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.[9]
  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.[11]
  11. ^ The City of St. Vital ceased to exist on January 1, 1972; now part of the City of Winnipeg.[10]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Manitoba Municipal Officials Directory" (PDF). Manitoba Municipal Relations. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "MHS Resources: Manitoba's Municipal History". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Manitoba Communities: St. James (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "Manitoba Municipalities: Shellmouth-Boulton". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 24, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Manitoba Communities: East Kildonan (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "Manitoba Communities: St. Vital (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Manitoba Communities: West Kildonan (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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