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Prairie View Municipality

Coordinates: 50°27′36″N 100°59′17″W / 50.460°N 100.988°W / 50.460; -100.988
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Prairie View
Prairie View Municipality
Location of the Prairie View Municipality in Manitoba
Location of the Prairie View Municipality in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°27′36″N 100°59′17″W / 50.460°N 100.988°W / 50.460; -100.988
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)
January 1, 2015[1]
Area
 • Total1,694.69 km2 (654.32 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,161
 • Density1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Prairie View Municipality is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba

History

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It was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Birtle and Miniota and the Town of Birtle.[1] 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] The reeve of the RM is Roger Wilson.

Communities

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Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Prairie View had a population of 2,161 living in 832 of its 970 total private dwellings, a change of 3.5% from its 2016 population of 2,088. With a land area of 1,694.69 km2 (654.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Town of Birtle, Rural Municipality of Birtle and Rural Municipality of Miniota Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "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. Retrieved October 4, 2014.