Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester

The Municipality of Deloraine – Winchester is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Deloraine – Winchester
Rural municipality
Municipality of Deloraine – Winchester
Location of Deloraine – Winchester in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49.194°N 100.494°W / 49.194; -100.494
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015
Area
• Total	728.13 km2 (281.13 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,478
• Density	2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

History

Further information: Rural Municipality of Winchester and Deloraine, Manitoba

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Winchester and the Town of Deloraine.^[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

• Dand
• Deloraine

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Deloraine-Winchester had a population of 1,478 living in 673 of its 929 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 1,489. With a land area of 728.13 km² (281.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.0/km² (5.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Points of interest

• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park

See also

• Carbury–Goodlands Border Crossing

References

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