Rural Municipality of Montcalm
Rural municipality
Location of the RM of Montcalm in Manitoba
Location of the RM of Montcalm in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°10′39″N 97°19′29″W / 49.17750°N 97.32472°W / 49.17750; -97.32472
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Area
 • Land468.25 km2 (180.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,278
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes204 and 431

Montcalm (French: Municipalité rurale de Montcalm) is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The Canada 2016 Census reported a population of 1,260 persons, a decrease from the 1,309 reported in the 2011 Census.

Geography

The RM has an area of 469.41 km2 (181.24 sq mi).

The Canada–United States border opposite Pembina County, North Dakota forms a small part of Montcalm's southern boundary; there is no direct road link between the RM and county. The Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation is situated between Montcalm and the neighbouring Municipality of Emerson – Franklin. Montcalm also borders the municipalities of Rhineland, De Salaberry, and Morris, as well as the eastern edge of the Town of Morris. The Red River of the North flows northward though the eastern part of Montcalm.

Most of the St. Joseph Wind Farm lies within the RM.

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Montcalm had a population of 1,278 living in 490 of its 524 total private dwellings, a change of 1.4% from its 2016 population of 1,260. With a land area of 468.25 km2 (180.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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