Municipality of Swan Valley West

Swan Valley West
Swan Valley West
Rural municipality
	Municipality of Swan Valley West
	Coordinates: 51°59′52″N101°23′40″W / 51.99778°N 101.39444°W Coordinates: 51°59′52″N101°23′40″W / 51.99778°N 101.39444°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Parkland
Incorporated; (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015
Area
• Total	1,716.84 km2 (662.88 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,759
• Density	1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	munswanvalleywest.ca

Last updated April 13, 2023

The Municipality of Swan Valley West (MSVW) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the far western portion of Manitoba, along the provincial border with Saskatchewan.

History

The Municipality of Swan Valley West was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Swan River and the Village of Benito.^[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

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Swan Valley West had a population of 2,759 living in 1,116 of its 1,232 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

1 2 "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Village of Benito and Rural Municipality of Swan River Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
1 2 "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.

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[2015amalg-1] 1 2 "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Village of Benito and Rural Municipality of Swan River Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

[2021census-2] 1 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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