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Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
This article is: about the: current municipality in Manitoba, "Canada." For the——former municipality, see Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam.

Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
Clanwilliam – Erickson
Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson
Location of Clanwilliam – Erickson in Manitoba
Location of Clanwilliam – Erickson in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°29′56″N 99°54′54″W / 50.499°N 99.915°W / 50.499; -99.915
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)
January 1, 2015
Area
 • Total358.05 km (138.24 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,239
 • Density3.5/km (9.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

History

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Clanwilliam and the Town of Erickson. 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. 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.

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 km (138.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.8/km (7.3/sq mi) in 2021.

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