List of rural municipalities in Manitoba explained

Rural municipalities of Manitoba
Map:	File:Manitoba municipalities 2015.png
Image Caption:	Distribution of Manitoba's 98 rural municipalities following the 2015 amalgamations.
Territory:	Province of Manitoba
Current Number:	98
Population Range:	648 (Ethelbert) – 17,216 (Hanover)
Area Range:	20.26 km^2 (Victoria Beach) – 3,572.13 km^2 (Reynolds)
Government:	Rural municipality
Subdivision:	Unincorporated communities

List of rural municipalities in Manitoba should not be confused with List of municipalities in Manitoba.

A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba.^[1] Under the province's Municipal Act of 1997, an area must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a density of less than to incorporate as a rural municipality.^[2] Manitoba has 98 RMs, which had a cumulative population of 301,438 as of the 2016 Census.^[3] This is a decrease from 116 RMs prior to January 1, 2015, when municipalities with less than 1,000 people were directed by the provincial government to amalgamate with adjoining municipalities to comply with the Municipal Act.

The most and least populated RMs as of the 2016 census are Hanover and Victoria Beach with populations of 15,733 and 398 respectively. East St. Paul is the most densely populated RM at 223.2PD/km2 The largest and smallest RMs in terms of geography are Reynolds and Victoria Beach with land areas of 3572.13km2 and 20.26km2 respectively.

List

Rural municipality (RM)	Administrative seat^[4]	Incorporation date	2016 Census of Population
Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change	Land area (km^2)	Population density
	St-Georges
	Baldur
	Inwood
	Arborg
	Beausejour
	Erickson
	Brandon
	Dauphin
	St-Pierre-Jolys
	Carman
	East St. Paul
	Fisher Branch
Grahamdale
	Headingley
	The Pas
	Lac du Bonnet
	Sanford
	McCreary
	Minnedosa
	Morris
	Carberry
	Portage la Prairie
	Belmont
	Altona
	Stonewall
	Neepawa
	Rosser
	Clandeboye
	Stanley
	Ste. Anne
Stuartburn
	Swan River
	Dufresne
	Melita
	Winnipeg
	Virden
	West St. Paul
Total rural municipalities	—	—

Notes

• *Municipal or administrative offices are located in an adjacent independent city, town or village that is outside the jurisdiction of the rural municipality.

Former rural municipalities

Name	Dissolved	Succeeded by
	align=center		Municipality of Two Borders
	align=center		RM of Ellice – Archie
	align=center		Municipality of Two Borders
Assiniboia, RM of	align=center		City of St. James–Assiniboia
	align=center		Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton
	align=center		Prairie View Municipality
	align=center		RM of Oakview
Brooklands, RM of	align=center		City of St. James
Boulton, RM of	align=center		RM of Shellmouth-Boulton
	align=center		Municipality of Brenda – Waskada
	align=center		Municipality of Grassland
	align=center		City of Winnipeg
	align=center		Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson
	align=center		Riverdale Municipality
Douglas, RM of	align=center		RM of Rhineland
	align=center		City of East Kildonan and RM of North Kildonan
	align=center		Municipality of Two Borders
	align=center		RM of Ellice – Archie
	align=center		Municipality of West Interlake
	align=center		Municipality of Ethelbert
	align=center		City of Winnipeg
	align=center		Municipality of Emerson – Franklin
	align=center		Gilbert Plains Municipality
	align=center		Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne
	align=center		Municipality of Souris – Glenwood
	align=center		Grandview Municipality
	align=center		Hamiota Municipality
	align=center		Municipality of Harrison Park
Hespeler, RM of			RM of Hanover
Hillsburg, RM of	align=center		Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River
Kildonan, RM of		RMs of East Kildonan and West Kildonan
	align=center		Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone
	align=center		Municipality of North Cypress – Langford
	align=center		Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne
	align=center		RM of Lakeshore
	align=center		Municipality of Lorne
	align=center		Municipality of Louise
	align=center		Municipality of McCreary
	align=center		Prairie View Municipality
	align=center		Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman
	align=center		RM of Minto-Odanah
	align=center		Municipality of Boissevain – Morton
	align=center		Municipality of North Cypress – Langford
	align=center		City of Winnipeg
	align=center		Municipality of North Norfolk
	align=center		Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa
Ochre River, RM of	align=center		RM of Lakeshore
	align=center		RM of Minto-Odanah
	align=center		City of Winnipeg
	align=center		Municipality of Harrison Park
	align=center		Municipality of Pembina
	align=center		Municipality of Rhineland
	align=center		RM of Prairie Lakes
	align=center		Cartwright – Roblin Municipality
	align=center		Rossburn Municipality
	align=center		Municipality of Russell – Binscarth
	align=center		RM of Oakview
	align=center		Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River
Shellmouth, RM of	align=center		RM of Shellmouth-Boulton
	align=center		RM of Riding Mountain West
	align=center		RM of Yellowhead
	align=center		Municipality of Shoal Lake
Siglunes, RM of	align=center		Municipality of West Interlake
	align=center		RM of Riding Mountain West
	align=center		Municipality of Glenboro – South Cypress
	align=center		Municipality of Norfolk Treherne
	align=center		Municipality of Ste. Rose
St. James, RM of	align=center		City of St. James
	align=center		City of St. Vital
Strathclair, RM of	align=center		RM of Yellowhead
	align=center		RM of Prairie Lakes
	align=center		Municipality of Swan Valley West
	align=center		Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain
	align=center		RM of Wallace – Woodworth
	align=center		Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone
	align=center		Town of West Kildonan
	align=center		Municipality of Grassland
	align=center		Municipality of Deloraine – Winchester
	align=center		RM of Wallace – Woodworth

Notes

See also

• List of local urban districts in Manitoba
• List of communities in Manitoba
• List of ghost towns in Manitoba
• List of municipalities in Manitoba
  • List of cities in Manitoba
  • List of towns in Manitoba
  • List of villages in Manitoba
• Amalgamation of Winnipeg
• Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015
• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

External links

• Manitoba Historical Society - Manitoba Municipalities
• Government of Manitoba Community Profiles:
  • Regional Map (archived).
  • Census Divisions Map.
  • Municipality Profiles.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistical Information 2009 . Manitoba Local Government . December 23, 2012 .
2. Web site: The Municipal Act . Government of Manitoba . May 17, 2020.
3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba) . . February 8, 2017 . February 11, 2017.
4. Web site: Manitoba Municipal Officials Directory. Manitoba Municipal Relations. July 26, 2022.