Rural Municipality of Whitemouth

Whitemouth
Rural Municipality of Whitemouth
Location of the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth in Manitoba
Location of the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°58′01″N 95°57′30″W / 49.96694°N 95.95833°W / 49.96694; -95.95833
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionEastman Region
First incorporatedMarch 1, 1905
Incorporated
(amalgamated)
January 1, 2015
Area
 • Total
697.35 km2 (269.25 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
1,630
 • Density2.3/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The Rural Municipality of Whitemouth is a rural municipality (RM) located in southeastern Manitoba.

The community of Whitemouth is located in the municipality, which also contains the Whitemouth Bog Ecological Reserve [fr], and small parts of Manitoba's Agassiz Provincial Forest (in its southwest quadrant) and Whiteshell Provincial Forest (in its northeast corner).

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Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Whitemouth had a population of 1,630 living in 631 of its 780 total private dwellings, a change of 4.7% from its 2016 population of 1,557. With a land area of 697.35 km2 (269.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.3/km2 (6.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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