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The Rural Municipality of Minto is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 15, 1902.^[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Odanah to form the Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah.^[2]

The former RM is located north of Brandon and was named after Sir Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto. It had a land area of 363.65 square kilometres (140 sq mi). The former RM's economic base is primarily agricultural. The historic community of Clanwilliam lies in the northern part of the former RM.

Communities

References

^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

Manitoba Municipal Profiles

External links

Map of Minto R.M. at Statcan

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50°19′43″N 99°48′55″W / 50.32861°N 99.81528°W / 50.32861; -99.81528

[1] "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[2] "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

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+{{short description|Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada}}
-''For the community in the [[Rural Municipality of Whitewater]], see: [[Minto, Manitoba]].''
+{{For|the community in the Rural Municipality of Whitewater|Minto, Manitoba}}
+The '''Rural Municipality of Minto''' is a former [[List of rural municipalities in Manitoba|rural municipality]] (RM) in the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 15, 1902.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/rural.shtml|title=Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts|publisher=The Manitoba Historical Society|date=September 21, 2014|access-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref> It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its [[Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015|provincially mandated]] [[Merger (politics)|amalgamation]] with the [[Rural Municipality of Odanah|RM of Odanah]] to form the [[Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/amalgamations.shtml|title=Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)|publisher=The Manitoba Historical Society|date=December 1, 2014|access-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref>
-The '''Rural Municipality of Minto''' is located north of [[Brandon, Manitoba]] and was named after Sir [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto]] in 1902.
+The former RM is located north of [[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]] and was named after Sir [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto]]. It had a land area of {{convert|363.65|km2|sqmi|sigfig=2}}. The former RM's economic base is primarily agricultural. The historic community of [[Clanwilliam, Manitoba|Clanwilliam]] lies in the northern part of the former RM.
+== Communities ==
-The R.M. is {{convert|363.65|km2|sqmi|sigfig=2}} in area and primarily agricultural as its economic base. [[Minnedosa, Manitoba|Minnedosa]]
+* [[Bethany, Manitoba|Bethany]]
-is the largest town located within the boundaries and supplies the majority of services required by the inhabitants. The separately administered town lies between the municipality and the [[Odanah, Manitoba|Rural Municipality of Odanah]], to the south. The historic community of [[Clanwilliam, Manitoba]] lies in the northern part of the R.M. of Minto.
+* [[Clanwilliam, Manitoba|Clanwilliam]]
-==External links==
-* [http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F&census=Yes&DisplayData=Yes&NewImage=yes&layer=csd&IdentName=Minto%20(RM)&IdentUID=4615073 Map of Minto R.M. at Statcan]
 == References ==
+{{Reflist}}
 * [http://www.communityprofiles.mb.ca/cgi-bin/csd/index.cgi?id=4615073 ''Manitoba Municipal Profiles'']
+== External links ==
+* [http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F&census=Yes&DisplayData=Yes&NewImage=yes&layer=csd&IdentName=Minto%20(RM)&IdentUID=4615073 Map of Minto R.M. at Statcan]
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+{{coord|50|19|43|N|99|48|55|W|display=title|type:city_region:CA_source:ACME_Mapper_scale:250000}}
-{{coord|50|20|00|N|99|45|00|W|display=title|type:city_region:CA_source:GNS-enwiki}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Minto, Rural Municipality Of}}
+[[Category:Former rural municipalities in Manitoba]]
-[[Category:Rural municipalities in Manitoba]]
+[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2015]]
+[[Category:2015 disestablishments in Manitoba]]