Rural Municipality of Oakview

The Rural Municipality of Oakview is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba, incorporated on January 1, 2015 as a result of the amalgamation of the rural municipalities of Blanshard, Saskatchewan, and the town of Rapid City.^[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]

Oakview
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Oakview
Location of the RM of Oakview in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50.167°N 100.199°W / 50.167; -100.199
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Westman
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Area
• Total	1,141.98 km2 (440.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1,928
• Density	1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	rmofoakview.ca

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Oakview had a population of 1,928 living in 781 of its 828 total private dwellings, a change of 18.6% from its 2016 population of 1,626. With a land area of 1,141.98 km² (440.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km² (4.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Communities

• Basswood
• Brumlie
• Cardale
• Norman
• Oak River
• Rapid City
• Riverdale