Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West
Riding Mountain West | |
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Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West | |
Coordinates: 50°50′05″N 101°05′46″W / 50.83472°N 101.09611°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Parkland |
Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
Government | |
• Reeve | Grant Boryskavich[2] |
Area | |
• Land | 1,622.55 km2 (626.47 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,390 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Website | www.rmwest.ca |
The Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in Manitoba's Parkland region, between Riding Mountain National Park near the province's western border with Saskatchewan.
History
[edit]The Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RMs of Shellmouth-Boulton and Silver Creek.[1] It was formed as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.[3] The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality. The RM of Shellmouth–Boulton was created through an earlier amalgamation of the RMs of Boulton and Shellmouth in 1999.[4]
Communities
[edit]Constituent communities of Riding Mountain West include:[5]
- Angusville
- Cracknell
- Dropmore
- Endcliffe
- Inglis (local urban district)
- Lennard
- Petlura
- Shellmouth
- Silverton
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Riding Mountain West had a population of 1,442 living in 663 of its 987 total private dwellings, a change of 1.5% from its 2016 population of 1,420. With a land area of 1,624.99 km2 (627.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
Attractions
[edit]- Asessippi Provincial Park
- Inglis Grain Elevators
- Riding Mountain National Park
- Shellmouth Reservoir
- Trans Canada Trail — runs through Angusville
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Shellmouth-Boulton and Rural Municipality of Silver Creek Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ "Governance | rmwest.ca". Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ "Manitoba Communities: Riding Mountain West (Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.