The Rural Municipality of Arthur is a former
rural municipality (RM) in the
Canadian
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province
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of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its
provincially mandated amalgamation
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with the
RM of Albert and the
RM of Edward to form the
Municipality of Two Borders.
The RM was located in the southwestern part of the province, along its border with the state of
North Dakota
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in the
United States
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. The 2006 Census showed a population of 440 persons, a decline from its 2001 population of 480. The administratively separate town of
Melita is surrounded by its territory.
Geography
According to
Statistics Canada, the rural municipality has an area of 765.77 km
2 (295.67 sq mi). The administratively separate town of
Melita is
enclave
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d by the Rural Municipality of Arthur, at a little north of its centre.
Communities
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Coulter Coulter may refer to:
People
* Coulter (surname)
* Coulter Osborne (born 1934), Canadian arbitrator and former Associate Chief Justice of Ontario
Places
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Dalny
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Elva
Adjacent municipalities
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Rural Municipality of Edward - (west)
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Rural Municipality of Albert
The Rural Municipality of Albert is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 1, 1905. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially ma ...
- (north)
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Rural Municipality of Brenda - (east)
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Bottineau County, North Dakota
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The Territorial legislature identified Bottineau as one of the original counties of the territory ...
- (south)
References
Map of Arthur R.M. at Statcan''Manitoba Municipalities: Rural Municipality of Arthur''
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Arthur
Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more w ...
Populated places disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Manitoba