Cornwallis is a
rural municipality
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These include:
* Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...
located in the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
. It surrounds the east, south and west sides of
Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...
. Most of the land comprising the municipality is farmland, but it contains a few settlements. One of the larger settlements,
Sprucewoods, sits at the north gate of
Canadian Forces Base Shilo and contains a large portion of the municipal population. In the past, there has been friction between the community and the farming base that make up much of Cornwallis.
The municipality is divided into six wards, each represented by one councillor. The council is made up of the six councillors and the reeve, or head of council.
Communities
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Chater
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Cottonwoods
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Sprucewoods
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Roseland
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Cornwallis had a population of 4,568 living in 1,704 of its 1,850 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 4,506. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
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See also
* List of francophone communities in Manitoba
References
Map of Cornwallis R.M. at Statcan
Community Profile: Rural Municipality of Cornwallis, Manitoba; Statistics Canada
Rural Municipality of Cornwallis Web Site
''Manitoba Historical Society - Rural Municipality of Cornwallis''
External links
Official website
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Cornwallis