Rural Municipality of West Interlake

West Interlake
West Interlake
Rural municipality
	Rural Municipality of West Interlake
	Location of the RM of West Interlake in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 51°01′55″N 98°06′00″W / 51.032°N 98.100°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Interlake
Incorporated; (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	rmofwestinterlake.com

The Rural Municipality of West Interlake is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

History

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RMs of Eriksdale and Siglunes.^[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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, West Interlake had a population of 2,228 living in 989 of its 1,314 total private dwellings, a change of 3.1% from its 2016 population of 2,162. With a land area of 1,643.72 km² (634.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km² (3.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Eriksdale and Rural Municipality of Siglunes Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
^ "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.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[2015amalg-1] "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Eriksdale and Rural Municipality of Siglunes Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

[MAA-2] "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

[Speech-3] "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.

[2021census-4] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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