The Rural Municipality of West Interlake is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
West Interlake | |
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| 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[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | rmofwestinterlake |
History
editThe 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
editDemographics
editIn 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
edit- ^ 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.