Montcalm | |
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| Rural Municipality of Montcalm | |
 Location of the RM of Montcalm in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates:49°10′39″N97°19′29″W / 49.17750°N 97.32472°W /49.17750; -97.32472 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Pembina Valley |
| Named after | Louis-Joseph de Montcalm |
| Area | |
| • Land | 468.25 km2 (180.79 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,278 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 204 and 431 |
| Website | rmofmontcalm |
TheRural Municipality of Montcalm (French:Municipalité rurale de Montcalm) is arural municipality (RM) in thePembina Valley Region ofManitoba inWestern Canada.[2]
As of2021, Montcalm has a population of 1,278 people.[2] ThreeFrancophone towns are located in Montcalm: St. Joseph,Letellier, andSt. Jean Baptiste.[3]
The Rural Municipality of Montcalm was incorporated on May 25, 1881. It was named forLouis-Joseph de Montcalm (1712-1759), commander of French forces on thePlains of Abraham atQuebec.[2] In 1891, the subdistrict of Montcalm had a population of 1688.[4]
The Rural Municipality of Montcalm is located in thePembina Valley Region ofManitoba, with an area of 469.41 km2 (181.24 mi2).
TheCanada–United States border oppositePembina County, North Dakota, forms a small part of Montcalm's southern boundary; there is no direct road link between the RM and county. TheRoseau River Anishinabe First Nation is situated between Montcalm and the neighbouringMunicipality of Emerson – Franklin.
Montcalm also borders the municipalities ofRhineland,De Salaberry, andMorris, as well as the eastern edge of theTown of Morris.[2] TheRed River of the North flows northward though the eastern part of Montcalm.
Most of theSt. Joseph Wind Farm lies within the RM.[citation needed]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Montcalm had a population of 1,278 living in 490 of its 524 total private dwellings, a change of1.4% from its 2016 population of 1,260. With a land area of 468.25 km2 (180.79 sq mi), it had a population density of2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
Agriculture is one of the leading industries in the Montcalm area, with grain production (such as wheat, barley, flax, oats, corn, canola and sunflowers),hog andcattle farms, and seeds all being main types of farming.St. Jean Baptiste is home to major grain processing and hauling companies NuVision Commodities and Roy Legumex.[5]
Manitoba’s largestwind farm is located inSt. Joseph.[5]
St. Jean Baptiste is home to the oldest ruralconvent in Manitoba: the former convent of theSisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, which was founded between 1897 and 1898.[5]
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