Rural Municipality of Coldwell

The rural municipality was named for George Robson Coldwell, a member of the provincial legislature from 1907 to 1915.{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51764498 |title=Geographical Names of Manitoba. |publisher=Manitoba Conservation |year=2000 |isbn=0-7711-1517-2 |location=Winnipeg |oclc=51764498}}{{Cite web |last=Goldsborough |first=Gordon |date=February 11, 2022 |title=Manitoba Communities: Coldwell (Rural Municipality) |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/coldwell.shtml |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=Manitoba Historical Society}} It was incorporated on November 19, 1912.

• Clarkleigh
• Lundar
• Lundyville
• Otto
• Vestfold

The Rural Municipality has a municipal style government with four councillors and one head of council, known as the mayor, as well as a deputy mayor. The four councillors represent the municipality at large.{{Cite web |title=Government - Council |url=http://www.lundar.ca/main.asp?fxoid=FXMenu,1&cat_ID=1&sub_ID=215 |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=Community of Lundar & RM of Coldwell}} Within the borders of the municipality is the Local Urban District of Lundar, which itself has three councillors.{{Cite web |title=Government - LUD - Local Urban District |url=http://www.lundar.ca/main.asp?fxoid=FXMenu,11&cat_ID=1&sub_ID=295 |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=Community of Lundar & RM of Coldwell}}

The council of the Rural Municipality of Coldwell is composed of:

• Mayor: Brian Sigfusson
• Councillor/Deputy Mayor: Virgil Johnson
• Councillor: Greg Brown
• Councillor: Jim Scharf
• Councillor: Kent Kostyshyn

{{Weather box

|location = Lundar

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 7

|Feb record high C = 7

|Mar record high C = 14

|Apr record high C = 28

|May record high C = 34

|Jun record high C = 37

|Jul record high C = 34

|Aug record high C = 38.5

|Sep record high C = 38

|Oct record high C = 29

|Nov record high C = 15.5

|Dec record high C = 9

|year record high C =38.5

|Jan high C = -12.7

|Feb high C = -8

|Mar high C = -1.3

|Apr high C = 9.4

|May high C = 17.7

|Jun high C = 22.8

|Jul high C = 24.7

|Aug high C = 24.7

|Sep high C = 17.7

|Oct high C = 9.7

|Nov high C = -2.1

|Dec high C = -9.8

|year high C = 7.7

|Jan mean C = -18.1

|Feb mean C = -13.5

|Mar mean C = -6.6

|Apr mean C = 3.3

|May mean C = 10.9

|Jun mean C = 16.4

|Jul mean C = 18.3

|Aug mean C = 17.7

|Sep mean C = 11.3

|Oct mean C = 4.4

|Nov mean C = -6.5

|Dec mean C = -14.6

|year mean C = 1.9

|Jan low C = -23.6

|Feb low C = -18.8

|Mar low C = -11.9

|Apr low C = -2.9

|May low C = 4.1

|Jun low C = 9.9

|Jul low C = 11.9

|Aug low C = 10.6

|Sep low C = 4.9

|Oct low C = -1.1

|Nov low C = -10.8

|Dec low C = -19.4

|year low C = -3.9

|Jan record low C = -44

|Feb record low C = -45.5

|Mar record low C = -39.5

|Apr record low C = -28

|May record low C = -12

|Jun record low C = -2.5

|Jul record low C = 0.5

|Aug record low C = -2.5

|Sep record low C = -7

|Oct record low C = -22

|Nov record low C = -38

|Dec record low C = -43.5

|year record low C = -45.5

|Jan precipitation mm = 14.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 14.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 19.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 27.8

|May precipitation mm = 54.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 82.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 66.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 68.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 50.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 35.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 19.7

|Dec precipitation mm = 18.5

|year precipitation mm = 473.1

|source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=MAN%20&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=3815& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 23 April 2011

|date=April 2011

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Coldwell had a population of 1,313 living in 552 of its 734 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1313-1254}}|1254|1}} from its 2016 population of 1,254. With a land area of {{cvt|891.85|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1313|891.85|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.

{{Historical populations

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|footnote =

|1901|1134

|1911|1853

|1921|2257

|1931|1825

|1941|1933

|1951|1745

|1956|1858

|1961|1731

|1966|1669

|1971|1589

|1976|1582

|1981|1472

|1986|1475

|1991|1394

|1996|1399

|2001|1320

|2006|1339

|2011|1351

|2016|1254

|2021|1313

}}

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.lundar.ca/ Official website]
• [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/coldwell.shtml Manitoba Historical Society - Rural Municipality of Coldwell]
• [http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F&census=Yes&DisplayData=Yes&NewImage=yes&layer=csd&IdentName=Coldwell%20(RM)&IdentUID=4618044 Map of Coldwell R.M. at Statcan]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Rural Municipality of Coldwell

| Northwest =

| North = Municipality of West Interlake

| Northeast =

| East = Rural Municipality of Armstrong

| Southeast =

| South = Rural Municipality of St. Laurent

| Southwest =

| West = Lake Manitoba
(Unincorporated Northern Region)

}}

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