Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain

Killarney-Turtle Mountain is a rural municipality (RM) located in the Westman Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the immediate north of the Canada–United States border opposite Rollete and Towner Counties, North Dakota.[1]

History
Further information: Killarney, Manitoba

The RM was formed on January 1, 2015 through the amalgamation of the Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain and the Town of Killarney as a requirement of the Manitoba government through The Municipal Amalgamations Act requiring municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities.[2][3]

Communities
  • Bannerman
  • Enterprise
  • Holmfield
  • Killarney
  • Lena
  • Ninga
  • Rhodes
  • Wakopa

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain had a population of 3,233 living in 1,347 of its 1,589 total dwellings, a -2.0% change from its 2006 population of 3,299. With a land area of 925.13 km2 (357.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) in 2011.[4]

See also

References
  1. "GeoSearch 2011 - Census Subdivisions (CSD), Killarney - Turtle Mountain, Rural municipality". Statistics Canada. October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  2. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. "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 May 13, 2020.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. January 30, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.

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