Municipality of Russell-Binscarth
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
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The Municipality of Russell – Binscarth is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the far western part of the province and shares a border with the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan.[3]
Russell – Binscarth | |
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| Municipality of Russell – Binscarth | |
Location of the Municipality of Russell – Binscarth in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 101°22′08″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Parkland |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Cheryl Kingdon-Chartier |
| Area | |
| • Land | 569.70 km2 (219.96 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,596 |
| • Density | 4.557/km2 (11.80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | R0J 1W0 |
| Website | russellbinscarth |
History
It was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Russell, the Town of Russell, and the Village of Binscarth.[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.[4] The amalgamations were started by the government of Manitoba so that municipalities could reach the minimum population requirement of 1,000 in 1997 for incorporation as a municipality.[5]
Communities
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Russell-Binscarth had a population of 2,596 living in 1,121 of its 1,243 total private dwellings, a change of 6.3% from its 2016 population of 2,442. With a land area of 569.7 km2 (220.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.6/km2 (11.8/sq mi) in 2021.[2]