Summary
The Rural Municipality of Louise is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on February 14, 1880.[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Pilot Mound and the Village of Crystal City to form the Municipality of Louise.[2]
The former RM is located in the southern part of the province, on the border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. The 2006 Census reported a population of 819 persons, a 17.2% decline from the 2001 Census figure of 989 persons.
Geography edit
According to Statistics Canada, the former RM had an area of 932.67 km2 (360.11 sq mi).
Communities edit
- Clearwater
- Fallison
- Purves
- Wood Bay
Adjacent municipalities edit
- Rural Municipality of Roblin - (west)
- Rural Municipality of Argyle - (northwest)
- Rural Municipality of Lorne - (north)
- Rural Municipality of Pembina - (northeast & east)
- Cavalier County, North Dakota - (south)
- Towner County, North Dakota - (southwest)
References edit
- ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
External links edit
- Official website
- Map of Louise R.M. at Statcan
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