The Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 8 and Division No. 3.

History

The RM of Miry Creek No. 229 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. The first homestead occurred in 1907. The

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expanded westward in the RM from Cabri in 1913.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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Abbey An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christians, Christian monks and nun ...

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The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

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s * Shackleton ;Localities * Abbey Colony * Wheatland Colony.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Miry Creek No. 229 had a 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. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Miry Creek No. 229 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy

Agriculture and natural gas are the major industries in the RM.

Government

The RM of Miry Creek No. 229 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Mark Hughes while its administrator is Karen Paz. The RM's office is located in Abbey.

References

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