The Rural Municipality of Russell is a former

rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, ...

(RM) in the

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province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on August 15, 1881. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Russell and the Village of Binscarth to form the

Municipality of Russell – Binscarth 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. History ...

. The former RM is located in the Parkland Region of the province adjacent to the

Gambler 63 Gambler First Nation (GFN, oj, Ataagewininiing meaning ''gambling man place'') is an Ojibway First Nations community in Manitoba. With a population of 334 members, it is one of the smallest indigenous communities in Manitoba. Its main reserve, ...

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to the south. It had a population of 661 according to the Canada 2006 Census.

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* Harrowby *

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* Millwood

References

External links

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''Manitoba Municipalities: Rural Municipality of Russell''

Map of Russell R.M. at Statcan
Russell Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub