Rural Municipality of West Interlake
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of West Interlake is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
History
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RMs of Eriksdale and Siglunes.[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.[2] 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.[3]
Communities
- Ashern
- Eriksdale
- Oakview
- The Narrows
- Vogar
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, West Interlake had a population of 2,228 living in 989 of its 1,314 total private dwellings, a change of 3.1% from its 2016 population of 2,162. With a land area of 1,643.72 km2 (634.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]