Prairie View Municipality is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba
Prairie View | |
|---|---|
| Prairie View Municipality | |
 Location of the Prairie View Municipality in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′36″N 100°59′17″W / 50.460°N 100.988°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Westman |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,694.69 km2 (654.32 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,161 |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
History
editIt was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Birtle and Miniota and the Town of Birtle.[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] The reeve of the RM is Roger Wilson.
Communities
editDemographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Prairie View had a population of 2,161 living in 832 of its 970 total private dwellings, a change of 3.5% from its 2016 population of 2,088. With a land area of 1,694.69 km2 (654.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Town of Birtle, Rural Municipality of Birtle and Rural Municipality of Miniota 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.