Rural Municipality of Whitemouth

The Rural Municipality of Whitemouth is a rural municipality (RM) located in southeastern Manitoba.

Whitemouth
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Whitemouth
Location of the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°58′01″N 95°57′30″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Eastman Region
First incorporated	March 1, 1905
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015
Area
• Total	697.35 km2 (269.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,630
• Density	2.3/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	rmwhitemouth.com

The community of Whitemouth is located in the municipality, which also contains the Whitemouth Bog Ecological Reserve [fr], and small parts of Manitoba's Agassiz Provincial Forest (in its southwest quadrant) and Whiteshell Provincial Forest (in its northeast corner).

Communities

• Darwin
• Elma
• River Hills
• Seven Sisters Falls
• Whitemouth

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Whitemouth had a population of 1,630 living in 631 of its 780 total private dwellings, a change of 4.7% from its 2016 population of 1,557. With a land area of 697.35 km² (269.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.3/km² (6.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]