Rural Municipality of Lakeview

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Lakeview
Rural Municipality of Lakeview
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Lakeview
Coordinates: 50°22′23″N98°41′46″W / 50.37306°N 98.69611°W / 50.37306; -98.69611
CountryCanada
Province Manitoba
Incorporated (RM)April 10, 1920
AmalgamatedJanuary 1, 2015
Named after Proximity to Lake Manitoba
Area
  Total
567.87 km2 (219.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
311

The Rural Municipality of Lakeview was a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. [1]

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Originally incorporated as a rural municipality on April 10, 1920, [2] it ceased to be one on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially-mandated amalgamation with the RM of Westbourne and the Town of Gladstone to form the Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone. [3] [4]

Located on the west shore of Lake Manitoba, the municipality was named for its proximity to the lake. [4]

History

The first immigrants to the area that became the RM were from Iceland.[ citation needed ] In 1901, the Census listed 142 residents (47.8%) as having Icelandic as their mother tongue.[ citation needed ]

In 1901, the community had a total population of 658. [4]

The Rural Municipality of Lakeview was originally incorporated on April 10, 1920. [2] The RM's first Council was led by reeve George W. Langdon, [4] and included Magnus Peterson, Jas. M. Birnie, John Arksey, Alf W. Law, George Hall, and Earl E. Davidson.

By 1921, the new RM's population peaked at 1607. By 2011, nearly a century later, however, the population dropped to 311—its lowest recorded population. [4]

On January 1, 2015, Lakeview ceased to be a rural municipality as a result of new provincial legislation (The Municipal Amalgamations Act) that prompted Manitoba municipalities with populations less than 1,000—including the RM of Lakeview—to amalgamate with neighbouring municipalities. As result, the RM of Lakeview merged with the RM of Westbourne and the Town of Gladstone to form the Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone. [3] [4]

Communities

Demographics

According to the 1901 Census records: Population: 297

World War I Enlisted: 58. World War II Enlisted: 140.

Based on data from "Langruth Along the Crocus Trail", published in 1984:

According to the Canada 2001 Census:

References

  1. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) - Lakeview". Government of Canada. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  2. 1 2 "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Manitoba Communities: Lakeview (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-11.