Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa

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

Oakland – Wawanesa
Rural municipality
Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa
Administration building for the Municipality of Oakland - Wawanesa in Wawanesa.
Location of the RM of Oakland-Wawanesa in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°37′15″N 99°50′53″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Westman
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Area
• Total	578.82 km2 (223.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1,758
• Density	3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	oakland-wawanesa.ca

History

Further information: Rural Municipality of Oakland and Wawanesa, Manitoba

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Oakland and the Village of Wawanesa.^[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

• Bunclody
• Carroll
• Methven
• Nesbitt
• Rounthwaite
• Wawanesa

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Oakland-Wawanesa had a population of 1,758 living in 625 of its 670 total private dwellings, a change of 4% from its 2016 population of 1,690. With a land area of 578.82 km² (223.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.0/km² (7.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

References

1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Oakland and Village of Wawanesa 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.

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