Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson

This article is about the current municipality in Manitoba, Canada. For the former municipality, see Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam.

The Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Clanwilliam – Erickson
Rural municipality
Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson
Location of Clanwilliam – Erickson in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50.499°N 99.915°W / 50.499; -99.915
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Westman
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Area
• Total	358.05 km2 (138.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1,239
• Density	3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	www.ericksonmb.ca

History

Further information: Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam and Erickson, Manitoba

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Clanwilliam and the Town of Erickson.^[1] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Communities

• Erickson
• Hilltop
• Scandinavia

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clanwilliam-Erickson had a population of 1,012 living in 487 of its 834 total private dwellings, a change of 17.7% from its 2016 population of 860. With a land area of 358.05 km² (138.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.8/km² (7.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]