Rural Municipality of North Cypress

Rural Municipality of North Cypress
Heading west on the Trans Canada Highway through North Cypress near Carberry
Heading west on the Trans Canada Highway through North Cypress near Carberry
Nickname: 
"King Spud Country"
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CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionWestman
Government
 • ReeveRalph Oliver
 • CouncilNorth Cypress municipal council
 • MLA Turtle MountainDoyle Piwniuk (PC)
 • MP Brandon—SourisLarry Maguire (CON)
Area
 • Land1,199.92 km2 (463.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,860
 • Density1.6/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Postal code
Area code204
WebsiteR.M. of North Cypress

The Rural Municipality of North Cypress is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1883.[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Langford to form the Municipality of North Cypress – Langford.[2]

As of 2011, the population of the former RM of North Cypress is 1,860.[3]

  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.
  3. ^ "Census Profile - Census Subdivision". 2.statcan.gc.ca. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-27.