The Rural Municipality of Wallace-Woodworth is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RMs of Wallace and Woodworth and the village of Elkhorn.[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.[4]
Wallace-Woodworth | |
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| Rural Municipality of Wallace-Woodworth | |
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 Location of the RM of Wallace – Woodworth in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′56″N 100°56′20″W / 49.91556°N 100.93889°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Westman |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,977.43 km2 (763.49 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,748 |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wallace-Woodworth had a population of 2,748 living in 1,036 of its 1,144 total private dwellings, a change of -6.8% from its 2016 population of 2,948. With a land area of 1,977.43 km2 (763.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Village of Elkhorn, Rural Municipality of Wallace and Rural Municipality of Woodworth Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "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.
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