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Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton

Coordinates: 50°54′25″N 97°13′16″W / 50.907°N 97.221°W / 50.907; -97.221
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Bifrost – Riverton
Rural municipality
Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton
Location of Bifrost – Riverton in Manitoba
Location of Bifrost – Riverton in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°54′25″N 97°13′16″W / 50.907°N 97.221°W / 50.907; -97.221
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)		January 1, 2015[1]
Area
 • Total
1,643.69 km2 (634.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
3,378
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

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

History

Further information: Rural Municipality of Bifrost and Riverton, Manitoba

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Bifrost and the Village of Riverton.[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] The amalgamation did not include Town of Arborg which is surrounded by Bifrost – Riverton.

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bifrost-Riverton had a population of 3,320 living in 1,200 of its 1,598 total private dwellings, a change of -1.7% from its 2016 population of 3,378. With a land area of 1,643.14 km2 (634.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Bifrost and Village of Riverton 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.
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