| Russell – Binscarth | |
| Official Name: | Municipality of Russell – Binscarth |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Russell – Binscarth in Manitoba |
| Coordinates: | 50.7272°N -101.3689°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Parkland |
| Established Title: | Incorporated (amalgamated) |
| Established Date: | January 1, 2015 |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Cheryl Kingdon-Chartier |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Land Km2: | 569.70 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2,596 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | R0J 1W0 |
The Municipality of Russell – Binscarth is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the far western part of the province and shares a border with the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan.[2]
See also: Rural Municipality of Russell, Russell, Manitoba and Binscarth, Manitoba. It was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Russell, the Town of Russell, and the Village of Binscarth.[3] 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.[4] The amalgamations were started by the government of Manitoba so that municipalities could reach the minimum population requirement of 1,000 in 1997 for incorporation as a municipality.[5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Russell-Binscarth had a population of 2,596 living in 1,121 of its 1,243 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,442. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]