The Municipality of Russell – Binscarth is a

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(RM) in the

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History

It was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Russell, the Town of Russell, and the Village of Binscarth. 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.

Communities

Binscarth Binscarth is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Russell – Binscarth, Manitoba. It is located approximately northwest of Brandon, south from Russell, and east of the Saskatchewan border. Prior to 1 January 2015, it was ...

* Harrowby * Johnson * Millwood * Russell (unincorporated urban community)

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Russell-Binscarth had a population of 2,596 living in 1,121 of its 1,243 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,442. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

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