Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa

Oakland – Wawanesa
Oakland – Wawanesa
Rural municipality
	Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa
	Administration building for the Municipality of Oakland - Wawanesa in Wawanesa.
	Location of the RM of Oakland-Wawanesa in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 49°37′15″N 99°50′53″W / 49.62083°N 99.84806°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated; (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015
Area
• Total	578.82 km2 (223.48 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,758
• Density	3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

The Municipality of Oakland – Wawanesa is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

History[edit]

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Oakland and the Village of Wawanesa.^[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]

Communities[edit]

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Oakland-Wawanesa had a population of 1,758 living in 625 of its 670 total private dwellings, a change of 4% from its 2016 population of 1,690. With a land area of 578.82 km² (223.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.0/km² (7.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Oakland and Village of Wawanesa Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links[edit]

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

[2021census-2] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[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.

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