Municipality of Two Borders

Two Borders
Two Borders
Rural municipality
	Municipality of Two Borders
	Souris River in the Municipality of Two Borders
	Location of the Municipality of Two Borders in Manitoba
	Coordinates: 49°14′42″N101°00′11″W / 49.245°N 101.003°W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Westman
Incorporated; (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015
Area
• Total	2,321.73 km2 (896.42 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,120
• Density	0.48/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Last updated November 12, 2024

The Municipality of Two Borders is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the extreme south-west corner of the province in the Westman Region.

The rural municipality's name is a reference to its location abutting Manitoba's western border with the province of Saskatchewan and Manitoba's southern international border with the American state of North Dakota. The town of Melita is located within the municipality, but is a separate urban municipality.

History

The municipality was created on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Albert, Arthur and Edward.^[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] The amalgamation did not include the Town of Melita, which is surrounded by Two Borders.

Concrete Beam Bridge

In the municipality, an historic bridge, Concrete Beam Bridge No. 1351, crosses Graham Creek about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Melita. It was constructed in 1927 by John Kenward and Company for $6,443 and is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Two Borders had a population of 1,120 living in 484 of its 588 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

1 2 "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Albert, Rural Municipality of Arthur and Rural Municipality of Edward Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
↑ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
↑ "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
↑ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Concrete Beam Bridge No. 1351 (Graham Creek, Municipality of Two Borders)". www.mhs.mb.ca.

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

[2021census-2] 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[MAA-3] "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 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. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

[5] "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Concrete Beam Bridge No. 1351 (Graham Creek, Municipality of Two Borders)". www.mhs.mb.ca.

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