Rural Municipality of Grey

Grey
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Grey
Sacred Heart Of Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Fannystelle, Manitoba.
Sacred Heart Of Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Fannystelle, Manitoba.
Location of the RM of Grey in Manitoba
Location of the RM of Grey in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°42′34″N 98°04′25″W / 49.70944°N 98.07361°W / 49.70944; -98.07361
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionCentral Plains
IncorporatedFebruary 9, 1906
AmalgamatedJanuary 1, 2015[1]
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websitewww.rmofgrey.ca

The Rural Municipality of Grey (French: Municipalité rurale de Grey) is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named after Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, the former Governor General of Canada.[2]

History

The RM was incorporated on February 9, 1906.[2] It amalgamated with the Village of St. Claude on January 1, 2015, as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act for municipalities with a population less than 1,000 residents.[1][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

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grey had a population of 2,517 living in 959 of its 1,034 total private dwellings, a change of -4.9% from its 2016 population of 2,648. With a land area of 968.9 km2 (374.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Grey and Village of St. Claude Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Manitoba Communities: Grey (Rural Municipality)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 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 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.