The Municipality of Rhineland is a
rural municipality
A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries.
These include:
* Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...
(RM) in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
. The RM had a population of 5,945 as of the
2016 Canada Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census. ...
.
The average age in the municipality i
31
History
The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the
Rural Municipality of Rhineland
The Rural Municipality of Rhineland is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Since 1876, the area made up part of the Mennonite West Reserve. The R.M. of Rhineland was originally incorporated as a rural municipality ...
and the towns of
Gretna and
Plum Coulee
Plum Coulee is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Rhineland within the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is west of Altona, Manitoba, Altona, ...
.
It was formed as a requirement of ''The Municipal Amalgamations Act'', which required municipalities with a population less than 1,000 to amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.
The Government of Manitoba initiated the amalgamations for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.
Communities
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Gretna
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Neubergthal
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Plum Coulee
Plum Coulee is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Rhineland within the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is west of Altona, Manitoba, Altona, ...
*
Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld is a German name meaning "rose field" or "field of roses"
It may refer to:
Places
* Rosenfeld, Germany, a town in Baden-Württemberg
* Rosenfeld, Manitoba, a Canadian village in the Rural Municipality of Rhineland
* Rosenfeld (Melk), a ...
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, Rhineland had a population of 5,819 living in 1,641 of its 1,748 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5,945. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
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Altona, Manitoba
Altona is a town in southern Manitoba, Canada, about 100 km south-west of Winnipeg and 158 km north of Grand Forks, North Dakota. The population at the 2011 Census was 4,123 residents. Old Altona was founded in 1880 by Plautdietsch-spe ...
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Neche–Gretna Border Crossing
The Neche–Gretna Border Crossing connects the cities of Neche, North Dakota and Gretna, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. North Dakota Highway 18 on the American side joins Manitoba Highway 30 on the Canadian side. The Alberta Clip ...
References
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2015 establishments in Manitoba
Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015
Populated places established in 2015
Rural municipalities in Manitoba