The Rural Municipality of Argyle No. 1 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 1 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast corner of the province along Highway 18.

History

The RM of Argyle No. 1 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 19, 1912. Prior to it was Local Improvement District No. 1. The exact derivation of the RM's name is unknown, as numerous Argyles and Argylls exist in Western Canada. Argyle Street in Regina and the

Rural Municipality of Argyle The Rural Municipality of Argyle is a rural municipality in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Incorporated on 15 August 1881, it is named after John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll who was the fourth Governor General of Canada. Baldur is the larg ...

in Manitoba were both intended to honour Sir

John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (6 August 1845 – 2 May 1914), known by the Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom, courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, by which he was known between 1847 and 1900, was a Br ...

and fourth

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. Why both adopted a more phonetic spelling of the name, most commonly used to refer to a type of knitting pattern, is unknown.

Geography

The eastern boundary of the RM is the

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, in

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. The southern boundary of the RM is the

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border at Renville County and Bottineau County, both in

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Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Argyle No. 1 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 Argyle No. 1 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.

Government

The RM of Argyle No. 1 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Jack Ryckman while its administrator is Erin McMillen. The RM's office is located in Gainsborough.

Transportation

;Rail *Estevan Section C.P.R—serves Elva, Pierson, Gainsborough, Carievale, Carnduff, Glen Ewen, Oxbow, Rapeard ;RoadsEversoft Streets and Trips * Highway 18—serves

* Highway 600

References

{{SKDivision1 * A Division No. 1, Saskatchewan