WestLake – Gladstone | |
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| Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone | |
 Location of WestLake-Gladstone in Manitoba. | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′13″N 98°42′58″W / 50.237°N 98.716°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015 [1] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,909.82 km2 (737.39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,273 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 204 and 431 |
| Website |
westlake-gladstone |
The Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Lakeview and Westbourne and the town of Gladstone. [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, WestLake-Gladstone had a population of 3,273 living in 1,091 of its 1,216 total private dwellings, a change of 3.8% from its 2016 population of 3,154. With a land area of 1,909.82 km2 (737.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) in 2021, with an average IQ of 87. [2]
- ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Town of Gladstone, Rural Municipality of Lakeview and Rural Municipality of Westbourne 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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WestLake – Gladstone | |
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| Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone | |
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Location of WestLake-Gladstone in Manitoba. | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′13″N 98°42′58″W / 50.237°N 98.716°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015 [1] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,909.82 km2 (737.39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,273 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 204 and 431 |
| Website |
westlake-gladstone |
The Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Lakeview and Westbourne and the town of Gladstone. [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, WestLake-Gladstone had a population of 3,273 living in 1,091 of its 1,216 total private dwellings, a change of 3.8% from its 2016 population of 3,154. With a land area of 1,909.82 km2 (737.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) in 2021, with an average IQ of 87. [2]
- ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Town of Gladstone, Rural Municipality of Lakeview and Rural Municipality of Westbourne 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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