Municipality of Roblin

The Municipality of Roblin is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada.

This article is about the rural municipality in Manitoba's Parkland. For the community located within the RM, see Roblin, Manitoba. For the former RM of the same name in southern Manitoba, see Rural Municipality of Roblin.

Municipality of Roblin
Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River
(January to March 2015)
Rural municipality
Nickname: 
Jewel of the Parkland
Location of the Municipality of Roblin in Manitoba
Location of the Municipality of Roblin in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51.22897°N 101.35187°W / 51.22897; -101.35187
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionParkland
Incorporated
(amalgamated)		January 1, 2015[1]
Government
 • Head of CouncilRobert Misko
Area
 • Land1,690.73 km2 (652.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total3,214
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
R0L 1P0
WebsiteOfficial website

Roblin station is located in the municipality.

History
Further information: Rural Municipality of Hillsburg; Rural Municipality of Shell River; and Roblin, Manitoba

The RM was incorporated as the Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Hillsburg and Shell River and the Town of Roblin.[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]

The Manitoba government changed the name of the Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River to the Municipality of Roblin on March 30, 2015. The current Municipality of Roblin has no connection to the former Rural Municipality of Roblin in the Pembina Valley Region.[4]

Communities
  • Bield
  • Boggy Creek
  • Deepdale
  • Makaroff
  • Merridale
  • Roblin (unincorporated urban community)
  • San Clara
  • Shevlin
  • Shortdale
  • Tummel
  • Walkerburn
  • Zelena

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hillsburg-Roblin-Shell River had a population of 3,089 living in 1,406 of its 1,638 total private dwellings, a change of -3.9% from its 2016 population of 3,214. With a land area of 1,694.95 km2 (654.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

References
  1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Hillsburg, Town of Roblin and Rural Municipality of Shell River Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. "The Municipal Act: Municipal Status and Boundaries Regulation, amendment" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. March 30, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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