Rural Municipality of Daly

Summary

The Rural Municipality of Daly is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883.[2] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Rivers to form the Riverdale Municipality.[3]

Daly
Former rural municipality
Daly is located in Manitoba
Daly
Daly
Coordinates: 49°58′00″N 100°15′18″W / 49.9667°N 100.255°W / 49.9667; -100.255
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Rural municipalityRiverdale Municipality
Founded1883
Dissolved2015
Area
 • Land562.45 km2 (217.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total808
 • Density1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Time Zone)
Area codes204, 431

The RM was located northwest of the City of Brandon and encompassed 553 square kilometres of prime agricultural land. It was named for Thomas Mayne Daly, a prominent Manitoba lawyer and politician.

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Demographics edit

Historical census populations – Daly, Manitoba
YearPop.±%
1986 877—    
1991 880+0.3%
1996 895+1.7%
2001 906+1.2%
2006 868−4.2%
2011 830−4.4%
2016 808−2.7%
Population amount of 2016 is for Daly (Dissolved census subdivision).
Source: [1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "2016 Census Profile: Daly, RM Manitoba [Dissolved census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. November 29, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  • Map of Daly R.M. at Statcan
  • Manitoba Historical Society Rural Municipality of Daly
  • Manitoba Historical Society - Bradwardine (RM of Daly)
  • Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 59) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

External links edit

  • Official website