Rural Municipality of Strathcona explained

The Rural Municipality of Strathcona is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality in April 1906.^[1] It ceased to exist on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Riverside to form the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes.^[2]

The former RM is located northeast of Killarney and was named for The 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal. In 2011 the RM had a population of 643 which had declined from 727 in 2006.^[3]

Communities

• Belmont^[4]
• Hartney Junction^[4]
• Hilton^[4]

References

• Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 265) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

External links

• Rural Municipality of Strathcona (copy archived February 3, 2015)
• Map of Strathcona R.M. at Statcan

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: 2011 Census profile . . November 29, 2023.
4. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/index.shtml#m Manitoba Historical Society: Unincorporated hamlets, villages, and towns