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]
*Municipal or administrative offices are located in an adjacent independent city, town or village that is outside the jurisdiction of the rural municipality.
^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
^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]
^ abcThe City of St. James–Assiniboia ceased to exist on January 1, 1972; now part of the City of Winnipeg.[7]
^"Statistical Information 2009" (PDF). Manitoba Local Government. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
^ ab"The Municipal Act". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ abcd"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.
^"Manitoba Municipal Officials Directory" (PDF). Manitoba Municipal Relations. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^ ab"MHS Resources: Manitoba's Municipal History". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
^ ab"Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
^ ab"Manitoba Communities: St. James (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
^"Manitoba Municipalities: Shellmouth-Boulton". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 24, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^"Manitoba Communities: East Kildonan (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^"Manitoba Communities: St. Vital (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^"Manitoba Communities: West Kildonan (Unincorporated City)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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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 Rural municipalities of ManitobaLocationProvince of ManitobaNumber98Populations648 Ethelbert 17 216 Hanover Areas20 26 km2 Victoria Beach 3 572 13 km2 Reynolds GovernmentRural municipalitySubdivisionsUnincorporated communities Not to be confused with List of municipalities in Manitoba 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 Contents 1 List 2 Former rural municipalities 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksList editRural municipality RM Administrative seat 4 Incorporationdate 5 2016 Census of Population 3 Population 2021 Population 2016 Change Land area km2 Populationdensity 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 Francois Xavier St Francois 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 Tache 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 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 2015Former rural municipalities editName 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 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 a b c The City of St James Assiniboia ceased to exist on January 1 1972 now part of the City of Winnipeg 7 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 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 a b The RM of Shellmouth Boulton ceased to exist on January 1 2015 succeeded by the RM of Riding Mountain West 8 The RM of Rhineland ceased to exist on January 1 2015 succeeded by the Municipality of Rhineland The City of East Kildonan ceased to exist on January 1 1972 now part of the City of Winnipeg 9 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 The Municipality of Shoal Lake ceased to exist on January 1 2015 succeeded by the RM of Yellowhead 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 The City of St Vital ceased to exist on January 1 1972 now part of the City of Winnipeg 10 See also editList of local urban districts in Manitoba List of communities in Manitoba List of ghost towns in Manitoba List of municipalities in Manitoba List of cities in Manitoba List of towns in Manitoba List of villages in Manitoba Amalgamation of Winnipeg Manitoba municipal amalgamations 2015 List of rural municipalities in SaskatchewanReferences edit Statistical Information 2009 PDF Manitoba Local Government Retrieved December 23 2012 a b The Municipal Act Government of Manitoba Retrieved May 17 2020 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 Manitoba Municipal Officials Directory PDF Manitoba Municipal Relations Retrieved July 26 2022 a b MHS Resources Manitoba s Municipal History The Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved September 12 2013 a b Population and dwelling count amendments 2016 Census Statistics Canada January 16 2018 Retrieved February 3 2018 a b Manitoba Communities St James Unincorporated City Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved May 25 2020 Manitoba Municipalities Shellmouth Boulton The Manitoba Historical Society September 24 2013 Retrieved May 17 2020 Manitoba Communities East Kildonan Unincorporated City Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved May 26 2020 Manitoba Communities St Vital Unincorporated City Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved May 26 2020 Manitoba Communities West Kildonan Unincorporated City Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved May 26 2020 External links editManitoba Historical Society Manitoba Municipalities Government of Manitoba Community Profiles Regional Map archived Census Divisions Map Municipality Profiles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of rural municipalities in Manitoba amp oldid 1219223008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
