Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain

Killarney-Turtle Mountain is a rural municipality (RM) located in the Westman Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the immediate north of the Canada–United States border opposite Rollete and Towner Counties, North Dakota.[1]

History

The RM was formed on January 1, 2015 through the amalgamation of the Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain and the Town of Killarney as a requirement of the Manitoba government through The Municipal Amalgamations Act requiring municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities.[2][3]

Communities

  • Bannerman
  • Enterprise
  • Holmfield
  • Killarney
  • Lena
  • Ninga
  • Rhodes
  • Wakopa

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain had a population of 3,233 living in 1,347 of its 1,589 total dwellings, a -2.0% change from its 2006 population of 3,299. With a land area of 925.13 km2 (357.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) in 2011.[4]

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