Hamiota Municipality

Not to be confused with Rural Municipality of Hamiota.

Hamiota Municipality is an incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Hamiota
Incorporated municipality
Hamiota Municipality
Location of the Hamiota Municipality in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°11′47″N 100°38′03″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1,234
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

History

Further information: Rural Municipality of Hamiota and Hamiota, Manitoba

Hamiota Municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Hamiota and the Town of Hamiota.^[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]

Communities

• Decker
• Hamiota
• Lavinia
• McConnell
• Oakner
• Pope

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hamiota had a population of 1,234 living in 539 of its 610 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 1,225. With a land area of 577.68 km² (223.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km² (5.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

References

1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Hamiota and Town of Hamiota Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. "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.