Stuartburn | |
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Rural municipality | |
Rural Municipality of Stuartburn | |
Coordinates: 49°07′59″N 96°30′57″W / 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[1] |
Area | |
• Land | 1,161.45 km2 (448.44 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,731 |
• Density | 1.4/km2 (4/sq mi) |
Website | rmofstuartburn |
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.
The municipality is named after the Ukrainian-Canadian village of Stuartburn within the RM, supposedly named for an early settler called William H. Stuart.[3]