The Rural Municipality of Lakeshore is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada.
Lakeshore | |
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| Rural Municipality of Lakeshore | |
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| Coordinates: 51°14′38″N 99°39′22″W / 51.243962°N 99.656216°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Parkland |
| Census division | No. 17 |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Carmen Hannibal[2] |
| • Deputy Reeve | Walter Tymchuk |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,295.64 km2 (500.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,186 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Lakeshore is named for the proximity of the shoreline of Dauphin Lake, which splits the municipality into north and south.[3] The RM is anchored on its south end by the Rainbow Beach Provincial Park on Dauphin Lake, and on its north end by Manipogo Provincial Park on Lake Manitoba.[4]
History
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Ochre River and Lawrence.[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.[5] 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.[6]
Communities
Constituent communities of the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore include:[3]
- East Bay
- Freedale
- Magnet
- Makinak
- Methley
- Million
- Moose Bay
- Toutes Aides
- Weiden
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lakeshore had a population of 1,186 living in 531 of its 861 total private dwellings, a change of -13% from its 2016 population of 1,363. With a land area of 1,295.64 km2 (500.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]