The Rural Municipality of Mountain is a

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in the

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. Its is split geographically into two large sections—Mountain (North) at , and Mountain (South) at —separated by approximately at the northeast corner of

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. The municipality, which was named for the nearby

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and Duck Mountains, sits along the east side of both the

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in the north and the

Duck Mountain Provincial Forest The Duck Mountain Provincial Forest is located on the Saskatchewan / Manitoba border. The forest sits atop the Duck Mountains, which rise 200-500m above the surrounding prairie, and are part of the larger Manitoba Escarpment. Both Manitoba's D ...

in the south. Its largest communities are the local urban districts of Pine River, Birch River, and Mafeking.

Communities

The constituent communities of the Rural Municipality of Mountain include the following. Mountain (South): *

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* Pine River * Pulp River Mountain (North): * Bellsite * Birch River * Lenswood * Mafeking * Novra *

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Demographics

;North part In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the north portion of the RM of Mountain had a population of 537 living in 257 of its 297 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 559. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. ;South part In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the south portion of the RM of Mountain had a population of 443 living in 187 of its 250 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 419. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. ;Combined In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Mountain had a combined population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

External links

Official website
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Mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...