Rural Municipality of Franklin

This article is about the former municipality in Manitoba. For the current municipality, see Municipality of Emerson - Franklin.

The Rural Municipality of Franklin is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was incorporated on December 22, 1883.^[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of a provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Emerson to form the Municipality of Emerson – Franklin.^[2]

Geography

The RM was located in the southeastern part of Manitoba, along the border between the province and the U.S. state of Minnesota. According to Statistics Canada, the former RM had an area of 953.34 km² (368.09 sq mi).^{[citation needed]}

Population

The 2006 Census reported a population of 1,768 persons. ^{[citation needed]} Communities within the former RM include:

• Arnaud
• Carlowrie
• Dominion City
• Fredensthal
• Green Ridge
• Ridgeville
• Rosa
• Roseau River
• Senkiw
• Tolstoi
• Woodmore

Adjacent municipalities

• Rural Municipality of Montcalm - (west, northwest)
• Rural Municipality of De Salaberry - (north)
• Rural Municipality of Stuartburn - (east)
• Kittson County, Minnesota - (south)
• Emerson (town) - (southwest)*

See also

• Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015

References

1. "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
2. "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

External links

• Map of Franklin R.M. at Statcan

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