Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
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The Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Clanwilliam – Erickson | |
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| Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson | |
Location of Clanwilliam – Erickson in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50.499°N 99.915°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Westman |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 358.05 km2 (138.24 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,239 |
| • Density | 3.460/km2 (8.962/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | www |
History
The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Clanwilliam and the Town of Erickson.[1] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Communities
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clanwilliam-Erickson had a population of 1,012 living in 487 of its 834 total private dwellings, a change of 17.7% from its 2016 population of 860. With a land area of 358.05 km2 (138.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) in 2021.[2]