Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
Whitemouth | |
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Rural municipality | |
Rural Municipality of Whitemouth | |
Location of the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 49°58′01″N 95°57′30″W / 49.96694°N 95.95833°W / 49.96694; -95.95833 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Eastman Region |
First incorporated | March 1, 1905 |
Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015 |
Area | |
• Total | 697.35 km (269.25 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,630 |
• Density | 2.3/km (6.1/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
The Rural Municipality of Whitemouth is a rural municipality (RM) located in southeastern Manitoba.
The community of Whitemouth is located in the municipality, which also contains the Whitemouth Bog Ecological Reserve [fr], and small parts of Manitoba's Agassiz Provincial Forest (in its southwest quadrant) and Whiteshell Provincial Forest (in its northeast corner).
Communities
- Darwin
- Elma
- River Hills
- Seven Sisters Falls
- Whitemouth
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Whitemouth had a population of 1,630 living in 631 of its 780 total private dwellings, a change of 4.7% from its 2016 population of 1,557. With a land area of 697.35 km (269.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.3/km (6.1/sq mi) in 2021.
References
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
External links
- Media related to Rural Municipality of Whitemouth at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Manitoba Historical Society: Rural Municipality of Whitemouth
- Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 294) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
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