Municipality of Russell-Binscarth
{{Short description|Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada}}
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| official_name = Municipality of Russell – Binscarth
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| settlement_type = Rural municipality
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Manitoba
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Parkland
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| established_title = Incorporated
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| established_date = January 1, 2015
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| leader_title = Reeve
| leader_name = Cheryl Kingdon-Chartier
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| population_total = 2,596
| population_as_of = 2021
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = R0J 1W0
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| website = {{URL|russellbinscarth.com/}}
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The Municipality of Russell – Binscarth is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the far western part of the province and shares a border with the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan.{{Cite web|title=Manitoba Communities: Russell-Binscarth (Municipality)|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/russellbinscarth.shtml|access-date=2021-08-05|website=www.mhs.mb.ca}}
History
{{see|Rural Municipality of Russell|Russell, Manitoba|Binscarth, Manitoba}}
It was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Russell, the Town of Russell, and the Village of Binscarth.{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=26/2014 | title=The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Russell, Village of Binscarth and Town of Russell Amalgamation Regulation | publisher=Government of Manitoba | type=PDF | access-date=October 4, 2014}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/m235e.php | title=The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235) | publisher=Government of Manitoba | date=October 2, 2014 | access-date=October 4, 2014}} The amalgamations were started by the government of Manitoba so that municipalities could reach the minimum population requirement of 1,000 in 1997 for incorporation as a municipality.{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/thronespeech/thronespeech_2012.html | title=Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba | publisher=Government of Manitoba | date=November 19, 2012 | access-date=October 4, 2014}}
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Russell-Binscarth had a population of 2,596 living in 1,121 of its 1,243 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2596-2442}}|2442|1}} from its 2016 population of 2,442. With a land area of {{cvt|569.7|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2596|569.7|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Municipality of Russell – Binscarth
|North = Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West
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|East = Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West
|South = Rural Municipality of Ellice – Archie
|West = Rural Municipality of Rocanville No. 151 / Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152 / Rural Municipality of Langenburg No. 181, Saskatchewan
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Category:Rural municipalities in Manitoba
Category:2015 establishments in Manitoba