Rural Municipality of Glenella explained

The Rural Municipality of Glenella is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on April 10, 1920.^[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Lansdowne to form the Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne.^[2]

The RM had a population of 555 in 1996 and 518 in 2001.^[3] It was situated west of Lake Manitoba, northeast of Brandon and northwest of Winnipeg. Provincial Road 261 was slightly north of Glenella.

Communities

• Glenella
• Grass River
• Waldersee

References

• Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 93) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

External links

• • Map of Glenella R.M. at Statcan

50.5725°N -99.1233°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts . The Manitoba Historical Society . September 21, 2014 . January 2, 2015.
2. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015) . The Manitoba Historical Society . December 1, 2014 . January 2, 2015.
3. Web site: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data. 2021-05-08. www12.statcan.gc.ca.