Municipality_of_Glenboro_–_South_Cypress
Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
The Municipality of Glenboro – South Cypress is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Glenboro – South Cypress | |
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| Municipality of Glenboro – South Cypress | |
Location of Glenboro – South Cypress in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49.555°N 99.300°W / 49.555; -99.300 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,099.05 km2 (424.35 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,123 |
| • Density | 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of South Cypress and the Village of Glenboro.[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]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Glenboro-South Cypress had a population of 1,123 living in 440 of its 484 total private dwellings, a change of -27.5% from its 2016 population of 1,550. With a land area of 1,071.64 km2 (413.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
- "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Village of Glenboro and Rural Municipality of South Cypress Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. 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.
- "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.