The Municipality of Souris – Glenwood is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Souris – Glenwood
Rural municipality
Municipality of Souris – Glenwood
Souris – Glenwood Location of Souris – Glenwood in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°37′15″N 100°15′29″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Government
• Mayor	Darryl Jackson
• Chief Administrative Officer	Charlotte Parham
Area
• Total	579.69 km2 (223.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	2,547
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

History

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Glenwood and the Town of Souris.[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.[2] 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.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Souris-Glenwood had a population of 2,547 living in 1,028 of its 1,128 total private dwellings, a change of -0.6% from its 2016 population of 2,562. With a land area of 579.69 km² (223.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.4/km² (11.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Attractions

The Souris Sand Hills (49°39′34″N, 100°21′42″W)[5] are located west of Souris and north of Plum Creek on the western side of the municipality of Souris – Glenwood. The sand hills are glacial deposits left from glacial lakes and deltas from the last ice age.[6]

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