The Rural Municipality of Lakeshore is a

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(RM) in the

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, Canada. Lakeshore is named for the proximity of the

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, which splits the municipality into north and south. The RM is anchored on its south end by the

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on Dauphin Lake, and on its north end by Manipogo Provincial Park on

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History

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of

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and Lawrence. 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

Constituent communities of the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore include: *

* Rorketon * East Bay * Freedale * Magnet * Makinak * Methley * Million * Moose Bay * Toutes Aides * Weiden

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, Lakeshore had a population of 1,186 living in 531 of its 861 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,363. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lakeshore Rural municipalities in Manitoba 2015 establishments in Manitoba Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015 Populated places established in 2015

History

Communities

Demographics

See also

References