In 1912 the rural municipality had a population of 1,800.

It is a rural municipality in the south of the district.

The number of rural municipalities was reduced from 2,281 to 816.

The status of these was somewhere between the rural municipalities and the cities.

The now rural municipality was described as a new settlement in 1874.

But far more remarkable, experts say, are the huge growth rates for some of the rural municipalities.

It also gives its name to the surrounding rural municipality.

A group of populated places form a rural municipality with local administration.

Rural municipalities have also changed their names to create an identity distinct from the city.

The rural municipality's population in the 2011 Canada census was 5,845.