The Rural Municipality of Louise is a former

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(RM) in the

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of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on February 14, 1880. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated

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with the Town of Pilot Mound and the Village of Crystal City to form the

Municipality of Louise The Municipality of Louise is a rural municipality (RM) in the Pembina Valley Region of the southern portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba. History It was created on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Louise, the To ...

. The former RM is located in the southern part of the province, on the border with the state of

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in the

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. The 2006 Census reported a population of 819 persons, a 17.2% decline from the 2001 Census figure of 989 persons.

Geography

According to

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, the former RM had an area of 932.67 km² (360.11 sq mi).

Communities

* Clearwater * Fallison * Purves *

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Adjacent municipalities

Rural Municipality of Roblin The Rural Municipality of Roblin is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 15, 1902. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially ...

- (west) *

Rural Municipality of Argyle The Rural Municipality of Argyle is a rural municipality in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. Incorporated on 15 August 1881, it is named after John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll who was the fourth Governor General of Canada. Baldur is the larg ...

- (northwest) * Rural Municipality of Lorne - (north) *

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- (northeast & east) * Cavalier County, North Dakota - (south) *

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- (southwest)

References

External links

Official website

Map of Louise R.M. at Statcan
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