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Rural municipalities of Manitoba
LocationProvince of Manitoba
Number98
Populations648 (Ethelbert) – 17,216 (Hanover)
Areas20.26 km (Victoria Beach) – 3,572.13 km (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. 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. Manitoba has 98 RMs, which had a cumulative population of 301,438 as of the 2016 Census. 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/km (578/sq mi) The largest and smallest RMs in terms of geography are Reynolds and Victoria Beach with land areas of 3,572.13 km (1,379.21 sq mi) and 20.26 km (7.82 sq mi) respectively.

List

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

Name Dissolved 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
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
Boulton, RM of January 1, 1999 RM of Shellmouth-Boulton
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
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
East Kildonan, RM of January 1, 1957 City of East Kildonan and RM of North Kildonan
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
St. Vital, RM of January 1, 1962 City of St. Vital
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
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. ^ The City of St. James–Assiniboia ceased to exist on January 1, 1972; now part of the City of Winnipeg.
  3. ^ 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.
  5. ^ The RM of Shellmouth-Boulton ceased to exist on January 1, 2015; succeeded by the RM of Riding Mountain West.
  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. 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. ^ 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.

See also

References

  1. "Statistical Information 2009" (PDF). Manitoba Local Government. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "The Municipal Act". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "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. ^ "MHS Resources: Manitoba's Municipal History". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "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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