The Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton is a
rural municipality
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These include:
* Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...
(RM) in the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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.
History
The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the
RM of Bifrost and the
Village of Riverton.
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.
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.
The amalgamation did not include
Town of Arborg which is surrounded by Bifrost – Riverton.
The municipality includes numerous manufacturing companies including Vidir Solutions, Romafa Metal Works, and Diemo Machine.
Communities
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Hnausa Hnausa which roughly translates to "uneven ground" is a small community located in the area known as New Iceland in Manitoba's Interlake Region. It is 6 miles, or approximately 10 kilometres, south of Riverton, and is situated on Breidavik (which m ...
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Morweena
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Riverton
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Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Bifrost-Riverton had a population of 3,320 living in 1,200 of its 1,598 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,378. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
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Arborg, Manitoba
Arborg is a town located 103 kilometres north of Winnipeg, at the junction of Manitoba Highways 7 and 68, in the Interlake Region of Manitoba, Canada. The town is surrounded by the Municipality of Bifrost - Riverton and has a population of ...
References
External links
Municipality of Bifrost - RivertonManitoba Historical Society - Municipality of Bifrost - Riverton
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2015 establishments in Manitoba
Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015
Populated places established in 2015
Rural municipalities in Manitoba