Rural Municipality of Yellowhead

For the county in Alberta, see Yellowhead County.

Yellowhead
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Yellowhead
Location of the RM of Yellowhead in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°29′05″N100°28′58″W / 50.48472°N 100.48278°W / 50.48472; -100.48278
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Westman
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015 [1]
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	1,841
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	www.yellowheadmunicipality.ca

The Rural Municipality of Yellowhead is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

History

Further information: Municipality of Shoal Lake and Rural Municipality of Strathclair

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the Municipality of Shoal Lake and the RM of Strathclair. ^[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

• Elphinstone
• Oakburn
• Shoal Lake
• Strathclair

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Yellowhead had a population of 1,841 living in 871 of its 1,227 total private dwellings, a change of -5.5% from its 2016 population of 1,948. With a land area of 1,093.17 km² (422.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km² (4.4/sq mi) in 2021. ^[2]

References

1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Municipality of Shoal Lake and Rural Municipality of Strathclair Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
3. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
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.