Oakland – Wawanesa | |
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Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa | |
Coordinates: 49°37′15″N 99°50′53″W / 49.62083°N 99.84806°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015 [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 578.82 km2 (223.48 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,758 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
The Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Oakland and the Village of Wawanesa. [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]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Oakland-Wawanesa had a population of 1,758 living in 625 of its 670 total private dwellings, a change of 4% from its 2016 population of 1,690. With a land area of 578.82 km2 (223.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi) in 2021. [2]
Oakland – Wawanesa | |
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Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa | |
Coordinates: 49°37′15″N 99°50′53″W / 49.62083°N 99.84806°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015 [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 578.82 km2 (223.48 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,758 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
The Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Oakland and the Village of Wawanesa. [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]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Oakland-Wawanesa had a population of 1,758 living in 625 of its 670 total private dwellings, a change of 4% from its 2016 population of 1,690. With a land area of 578.82 km2 (223.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi) in 2021. [2]