Municipality of Minitonas–Bowsman

The Municipality of Minitonas–Bowsman is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. More precisely, it is located in the Swan Valley area.^[5][6]

Minitonas–Bowsman
Rural municipality
Municipality of Minitonas–Bowsman
Location of the RM of Minitonas–Bowsman in Manitoba
Coordinates: 52°08′36″N 100°58′38″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Government
• Reeve	Walter Pacamaniuk[2]
Area
• Total	1,199.17 km2 (463.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3][4]
• Total	1,587
• Density	1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal codes	R0L 1G0 R0L 0H0
Website	minitonas-bowsman.ca

History

Further information: Rural Municipality of Minitonas, Town of Minitonas, and Village of Bowsman

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Minitonas, the Town of Minitonas and the Village of Bowsman.^[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.^[7] 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.^[8]

Communities

Constituent communities of the Municipality of Minitonas–Bowsman include:^[4]

• Bowsman (unincorporated urban community)
• Minitonas (unincorporated urban community)
• Renwer (unorganized hamlet)

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Minitonas–Bowsman had a population of 1,587 living in 691 of its 758 total private dwellings, a change of -4% from its 2016 population of 1,653. With a land area of 1,199.17 km² (463.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km² (3.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

References

1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Village of Bowsman, Town of Minitonas and Rural Municipality of Minitonas Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. "Municipality of Minitonas–Bowsman - Council".
3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
4. "Manitoba Communities: Minitonas–Bowsman (Municipality)".
5. "Community – Discover Swan Valley". Retrieved August 5, 2021.
6. "Municipality of Minitonas–Bowsman - Living Here". www.minitonas-bowsman.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
7. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
8. "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.