West Interlake | |
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Rural Municipality of West Interlake | |
![]() Location of the RM of West Interlake in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 51°01′55″N 98°06′00″W / 51.032°N 98.100°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015 [1] |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
Website |
rmofwestinterlake |
The Rural Municipality of West Interlake 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 Eriksdale and Siglunes. [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. [2] 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. [3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, West Interlake had a population of 2,228 living in 989 of its 1,314 total private dwellings, a change of 3.1% from its 2016 population of 2,162. With a land area of 1,643.72 km2 (634.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.5/sq mi) in 2021. [4]
West Interlake | |
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Rural Municipality of West Interlake | |
![]() Location of the RM of West Interlake in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 51°01′55″N 98°06′00″W / 51.032°N 98.100°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015 [1] |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( CDT) |
Website |
rmofwestinterlake |
The Rural Municipality of West Interlake 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 Eriksdale and Siglunes. [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. [2] 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. [3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, West Interlake had a population of 2,228 living in 989 of its 1,314 total private dwellings, a change of 3.1% from its 2016 population of 2,162. With a land area of 1,643.72 km2 (634.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.5/sq mi) in 2021. [4]