The Municipality of Boissevain-Morton is a
rural municipality
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These include:
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(RM) in the
Westman Region
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of the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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.
History
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the
RM of Morton and the
Town of Boissevain.
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.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Boissevain-Morton had a population of 2,309 living in 982 of its 1,141 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,353. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
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Attractions
The International Peace Garden is located on the southern boundary of the RM, the Canada–United States border
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opposite Rolette County, North Dakota. Much of Turtle Mountain Provincial Park lies in the southwest corner of the RM.
See also
* International Peace Garden Border Crossing
References
External links
Official website
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2015 establishments in Manitoba
Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015
Populated places established in 2015
Rural municipalities in Manitoba