The Rural Municipality of Lakeshore is a

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(RM) in the

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, Canada. Lakeshore is named for the proximity of the

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Dauphin Lake Dauphin Lake is located in western Manitoba near the city of Dauphin, Manitoba. The lake covers an area of and has a drainage basin of about . The Mossy River drains the lake into Lake Winnipegosis. The basin is drained by seven major streams and ...

, which splits the municipality into north and south. The RM is anchored on its south end by the

Rainbow Beach Provincial Park Rainbow Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park on Dauphin Lake, located in Manitoba, Canada. It has seasonal camping available, both serviced and unserviced. It is located 15 km east of Dauphin, Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of Lak ...

on Dauphin Lake, and on its north end by

Manipogo Provincial Park Manipogo Provincial Park is a provincial park on the shore of Lake Manitoba, approximately , northeast of Dauphin, Manitoba. It is named after Manipogo, a lake monster reputed to live in the lake. The location was declared a provincial park in ...

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History

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Ochre River and

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. 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

Constituent communities of the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore include: * Ochre River * Rorketon * East Bay * Freedale * Magnet * Makinak * Methley * Million * Moose Bay * Toutes Aides * Weiden

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Lakeshore had a population of 1,186 living in 531 of its 861 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,363. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lakeshore Rural municipalities in Manitoba 2015 establishments in Manitoba Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015 Populated places established in 2015