Municipality of Swan Valley West explained

Swan Valley West
Official Name:Municipality of Swan Valley West
Settlement Type:Rural municipality
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Swan Valley West in Manitoba
Coordinates:51.9978°N -101.3944°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
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1,716.84
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2,759
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5

The Municipality of Swan Valley West (MSVW) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the far western portion of Manitoba, along the provincial border with Saskatchewan.

The town of Swan River is located within the RM, but is a separate urban municipality.

History

See also: Rural Municipality of Swan River and Benito, Manitoba. The Municipality of Swan Valley West was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Swan River and the village of Benito.[2] 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.[4]

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Swan Valley West had a population of 2,759 living in 1,116 of its 1,232 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,829. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba . . February 9, 2022 . February 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Village of Benito and Rural Municipality of Swan River Amalgamation Regulation . Government of Manitoba . . October 4, 2014.
  3. Web site: The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235) . Government of Manitoba . October 2, 2014 . October 4, 2014.
  4. Web site: 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 . October 4, 2014.