Rural Municipality of Oakview

Oakview
Oakview
Rural municipality
	Rural Municipality of Oakview
	Location of the RM of Oakview in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 50°10′01″N 100°11′56″W / 50.167°N 100.199°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated; (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015
Area
• Total	1,141.98 km2 (440.92 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,928
• Density	1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

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The Rural Municipality of Oakview is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba, incorporated on January 1, 2015 as a result of the amalgamation of the rural municipalities of Blanshard, Saskatchewan, and the town of Rapid City.^[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]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Oakview had a population of 1,928 living in 781 of its 828 total private dwellings, a change of 18.6% from its 2016 population of 1,626. With a land area of 1,141.98 km² (440.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km² (4.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Communities

References

^ ^a ^b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Blanshard, Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan and Town of Rapid City Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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

[2] "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

[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.

[2021census-5] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

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