Rural Municipality of Mountain explained
| Mountain |
| Leader Name: | Robert Hanson |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 978 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated as an |
| Established Title: | Incorporated as an |
| Subdivision Name2: | Parkland |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Mountain |
| Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Image Caption: | Location of the Rural Municipality of Mountain in Manitoba |
| Area Land Km2: | 2607.77 |
| Coordinates: | 52.2742°N -100.6083°W |
The Rural Municipality of Mountain is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, western Canada.
Its is split geographically into two large sections—Mountain (North) at 52.58°N -101.015°W, and Mountain (South) at 51.9725°N -100.3919°W—separated by approximately 10km (10miles) at the northeast corner of Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman.[1]
The municipality, which was named for the nearby Porcupine and Duck Mountains,[2] sits along the east side of both the Porcupine Provincial Forest in the north and the Duck Mountain Provincial Forest in the south.
Its largest communities are the local urban districts of Pine River, Birch River, and Mafeking.
Communities
The constituent communities of the Rural Municipality of Mountain include the following.[3]
Mountain (South):
- Cowan
- Pine River
- Pulp River
Mountain (North):
Demographics
- North partIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the north portion of the RM of Mountain had a population of 537 living in 257 of its 297 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 559. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
- South partIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the south portion of the RM of Mountain had a population of 443 living in 187 of its 250 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 419. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
- CombinedIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Mountain had a combined population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: History. 2021-08-05. RM of Mountain. en-CA.
- Web site: Manitoba Communities: Mountain (Rural Municipality). 2021-08-05. www.mhs.mb.ca.
- Web site: Home. 2021-08-05. RM of Mountain. en-CA.
- Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba . . February 9, 2022 . February 20, 2022.
- Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba . . February 9, 2022 . February 20, 2022.
