Municipality of North Norfolk

Coordinates: 49°55′51″N 98°50′08″W / 49.93083°N 98.83556°W / 49.93083; -98.83556
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North Norfolk
Municipality of North Norfolk
Location of the Municipality of North Norfolk in Manitoba
Location of the Municipality of North Norfolk in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°55′51″N 98°50′08″W / 49.93083°N 98.83556°W / 49.93083; -98.83556
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)
January 1, 2015[1]
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The Municipality of North Norfolk (French: Municipalité de North Norfolk) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

History[edit]

It was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of North Norfolk and the Town of MacGregor.[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.[2] 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.[3]

Communities[edit]

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Norfolk had a population of 3,915 living in 1,352 of its 1,433 total private dwellings, a change of 1.6% from its 2016 population of 3,853. With a land area of 1,158.26 km2 (447.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of North Norfolk and Town of MacGregor Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  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 October 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.