Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West

The Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in Manitoba's Parkland region, between Riding Mountain National Park near the province's western border with Saskatchewan.

Riding Mountain West
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West
Location of the RM of Riding Mountain West in Manitoba
Location of the RM of Riding Mountain West in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°50′05″N 101°05′46″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)		January 1, 2015[1]
Government
 • ReeveGrant Boryskavich[2]
Area
 • Land1,622.55 km2 (626.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,390
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websitewww.rmwest.ca

History
Further information: Rural Municipality of Shellmouth-Boulton and Rural Municipality of Silver Creek

The Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RMs of Shellmouth-Boulton and Silver Creek.[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. The RM of Shellmouth–Boulton was created through an earlier amalgamation of the RMs of Boulton and Shellmouth in 1999.[4]

Communities

Constituent communities of Riding Mountain West include:[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Riding Mountain West had a population of 1,442 living in 663 of its 987 total private dwellings, a change of 1.5% from its 2016 population of 1,420. With a land area of 1,624.99 km2 (627.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Attractions

References
  1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Shellmouth-Boulton and Rural Municipality of Silver Creek Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. "Governance | rmwest.ca". Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  4. "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.
  5. "Manitoba Communities: Riding Mountain West (Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  6. "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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