Municipality of Ethelbert

Ethelbert
Ethelbert
Rural municipality
	Municipality of Ethelbert
	Location of the Municipality of Ethelbert in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 51°30′25″N 100°31′30″W / 51.507°N 100.525°W / 51.507; -100.525
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated; (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015
Area
• Total	1,136.94 km2 (438.97 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	607
• Density	0.53/km2 (1.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

The Municipality of Ethelbert 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 RM of Ethelbert and the Town of Ethelbert.^[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

Ethelbert (unincorporated urban community)
Garland
Mink Creek

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ethelbert had a population of 648 living in 290 of its 366 total private dwellings, a change of 6.8% from its 2016 population of 607. With a land area of 1,134.59 km² (438.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

References

^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Ethelbert and Village of Ethelbert Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
^ "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

[2015amalg-1] "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Ethelbert and Village of Ethelbert Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

[2021census-2] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[MAA-3] "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

[Speech-4] "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.