Coldwell | |
Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Coldwell |
Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Leader Title: | Reeve |
Leader Title1: | Councillors |
Leader Title2: | Office location |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date1: | November 19, 1912 |
Area Total Km2: | 891.85 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1,313 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 50.6389°N -98.0417°W |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
The Rural Municipality of Coldwell is a rural municipality in the Interlake Region of the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The principal community within the boundaries is Lundar.
The rural municipality was named for George Robson Coldwell, a member of the provincial legislature from 1907 to 1915.[2] [3] It was incorporated on November 19, 1912.
The Rural Municipality has a municipal style government with four councillors and one head of council, known as the mayor, as well as a deputy mayor. The four councillors represent the municipality at large.[4] Within the borders of the municipality is the Local Urban District of Lundar, which itself has three councillors.[5]
The council of the Rural Municipality of Coldwell is composed of:
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Coldwell had a population of 1,313 living in 552 of its 734 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,254. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]