Municipality of Emerson-Franklin

Emerson – Franklin
Rural municipality
Municipality of Emerson – Franklin
Location of Emerson – Franklin in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49.142°N 97.152°W / 49.142; -97.152
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Eastman (part) Pembina Valley (part)
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Area
• Total	973.05 km^2 (375.70 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	2,537
• Density	2.6/km^2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	emersonfranklin.com

Emerson courthouse and former town hall, built in 1917.

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

History

Further information: Rural Municipality of Franklin and Emerson, Manitoba

The municipality was created on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Franklin and the Town of Emerson.^[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.^[2] 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.^[3] The Town of Emerson previously amalgamated with the town of West Lynne in 1883.

Geography

Emerson – Franklin is bordered by three rural municipalities (De Salaberry to the north, Montcalm to the west, and Stuartburn to the east) and Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation. The municipality's southern boundary is the Canada–United States border. Pembina County in North Dakota and Kittson County in Minnesota share the border with Emerson – Franklin and are accessed via the Pembina–Emerson or Lancaster-Tolstoi border crossings.

The Red River of the North flows through the community of Emerson and forms most of the southern half of Emerson – Franklin's western boundary. Its tributary, the Roseau River, flows westward through the municipality before converging with the Red River at Ginew in Anishinabe First Nation territory. A small parcel of land encompassing the former town of West Lynne extends west of the Red River at Emerson, creating a four-kilometre shared boundary with North Dakota.

Most of the Emerson – Franklin is located within Manitoba's Eastman Region, except for the local urban district of Emerson, which is considered part of the Pembina Valley Region.

Communities

• Emerson (local urban district)
• Arnaud
• Carlowrie
• Dominion City
• Fredensthal
• Green Ridge
• Ridgeville
• Rosa
• Roseau River
• Senkiw
• Tolstoi
• Woodmore

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Emerson-Franklin had a population of 2,437 living in 917 of its 1,134 total private dwellings, a change of -3.9% from its 2016 population of 2,537. With a land area of 970.19 km² (374.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.5/km² (6.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Attractions

Fort Dufferin, a former federal government post and immigration station, is a National Historic Site located at Emerson. Other historic buildings in the municipality include the All Saints Anglican Church in Dominion City, now the Franklin Museum, and the Emerson courthouse, which also served as the community's town hall prior to amalgamation.

See also

• List of francophone communities in Manitoba

References

1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Town of Emerson and Rural Municipality of Franklin Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
3. "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

External links

• Official website