The Municipality of Louise is a
rural municipality
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These include:
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(RM) in the
Pembina Valley Region of the southern portion of the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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.
History
It was created on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the
RM of Louise, the
Town of Pilot Mound and the
Village of Crystal City.
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.
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.
Communities
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Clearwater
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Crystal City
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Pilot Mound
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Louise had a population of 2,025 living in 754 of its 884 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,918. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
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See also
* Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing
The Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing connects the towns of Hannah, North Dakota and Snowflake, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border
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* Sarles–Crystal City Border Crossing
* Royal eponyms in Canada
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References
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2015 establishments in Manitoba
Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015
Populated places established in 2015
Rural municipalities in Manitoba