Brenda-Waskada
Rural municipality
Municipality of Brenda-Waskada
The Medora grain elevator.
The Medora grain elevator.
Location of Brenda-Waskada in Manitoba
Location of Brenda-Waskada in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°05′46″N 100°48′00″W / 49.096°N 100.800°W / 49.096; -100.800
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)		January 1, 2015[1]
Area
 • Total775.64 km2 (299.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total650
 • Density0.84/km2 (2.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The Municipality of Brenda-Waskada is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

History

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Brenda and the Village of Waskada.[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]

Geography

The RM is located in the southwest corner of Manitoba. It southern boundary is the Canada–United States border opposite Bottineau County, North Dakota, however, there is no direct access to the U.S. from the RM.

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brenda-Waskada had a population of 650 living in 277 of its 332 total private dwellings, a change of -3.6% from its 2016 population of 674. With a land area of 775.64 km2 (299.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.2/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

References

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