Rural Municipality of Stuartburn
Stuartburn is a rural municipality (RM) located in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada. It had a population of 1,629 according to the Canada 2006 Census.
Stuartburn | |
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Rural municipality | |
| Rural Municipality of Stuartburn | |
Location of the RM of Stuartburn in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49.13306°N 96.51583°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Eastman |
| First settled | August 1896 |
| First incorporated | January 15, 1902 |
| Incorporated as an LGD | January 1, 1945 |
| Incorporated as a rural municipality | January 1, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | David Kiansky |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,161.45 km2 (448.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,731 |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (4/sq mi) |
| Website | rmofstuartburn |
The municipality is named after the Ukrainian-Canadian village of Stuartburn within the RM, supposedly named for an early settler called William H. Stuart.
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