The Municipality of Russell – Binscarth is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the far western part of the province and shares a border with the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan.[2]
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Municipality of Russell – Binscarth | |
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Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 101°22′08″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Parkland |
Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
Government | |
• Reeve | Cheryl Kingdon-Chartier |
Area | |
• Land | 571.37 km2 (220.61 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 2,442 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Postal code | R0J 1W0 |
Website | russellbinscarth |
It was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Russell, the Town of Russell, and the Village of Binscarth.[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]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Russell-Binscarth had a population of 2,596 living in 1,121 of its 1,243 total private dwellings, a change of 6.3% from its 2016 population of 2,442. With a land area of 569.7 km2 (220.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.6/km2 (11.8/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
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