Municipality of Pembina

"Pembina, Manitoba" redirects here. For former municipality in Manitoba, see Rural Municipality of Pembina.

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

Pembina
Rural municipality
Municipality of Pembina
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Motto(s):  "People, Purpose, Progress"
Location of the Municipality of Pembina in Manitoba
Pembina Location of Pembina in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°10′39″N 98°32′27″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	Municipality of Pembina

History

Further information: Rural Municipality of Pembina and Manitou, Manitoba

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Pembina and the Town of Manitou.^[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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Communities

• Darlingford
• Kaleida
• La Rivière
• Manitou
• Snowflake

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pembina had a population of 2,406 living in 929 of its 1,002 total private dwellings, a change of 2.5% from its 2016 population of 2,347. With a land area of 1,130.57 km² (436.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km² (5.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

See also

• Maida–Windygates Border Crossing

External links

• Pembina Manitou Archive (Pembina Manitou Culture and Heritage Association)

References

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