Russell – Binscarth | |
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Municipality of Russell – Binscarth | |
![]() Location of the Municipality of Russell – Binscarth in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 101°22′08″W / 50.72722°N 101.36889°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Parkland |
Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015 [1] |
Government | |
• Reeve | Cheryl Kingdon-Chartier |
Area | |
• Land | 569.70 km2 (219.96 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,596 |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
Postal code | R0J 1W0 |
Website |
russellbinscarth |
The Municipality of Russell – Binscarth is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the far western part of the province and shares a border with the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan. [3]
It was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Russell, the Town of Russell, and the Village of Binscarth. [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. [4] The amalgamations were started by the government of Manitoba so that municipalities could reach the minimum population requirement of 1,000 in 1997 for incorporation as a municipality. [5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Russell-Binscarth had a population of 2,596 living in 1,121 of its 1,243 total private dwellings, a change of 6.3% from its 2016 population of 2,442. With a land area of 569.7 km2 (220.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.6/km2 (11.8/sq mi) in 2021. [2]
Russell – Binscarth | |
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Municipality of Russell – Binscarth | |
![]() Location of the Municipality of Russell – Binscarth in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 101°22′08″W / 50.72722°N 101.36889°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Parkland |
Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015 [1] |
Government | |
• Reeve | Cheryl Kingdon-Chartier |
Area | |
• Land | 569.70 km2 (219.96 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,596 |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
Postal code | R0J 1W0 |
Website |
russellbinscarth |
The Municipality of Russell – Binscarth is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the far western part of the province and shares a border with the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan. [3]
It was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Russell, the Town of Russell, and the Village of Binscarth. [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. [4] The amalgamations were started by the government of Manitoba so that municipalities could reach the minimum population requirement of 1,000 in 1997 for incorporation as a municipality. [5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Russell-Binscarth had a population of 2,596 living in 1,121 of its 1,243 total private dwellings, a change of 6.3% from its 2016 population of 2,442. With a land area of 569.7 km2 (220.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.6/km2 (11.8/sq mi) in 2021. [2]