# Rural Municipality of Coldwell

The Rural Municipality of Coldwell is a rural municipality in the Interlake Region of the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The principal community within the boundaries is Lundar.

## History

The rural municipality was named for George Robson Coldwell, a member of the provincial legislature from 1907 to 1915. It was incorporated on November 19, 1912.

## Communities

* Clarkleigh
* Lundar
* Lundyville
* Otto
* Vestfold

## Government

The Rural Municipality has a municipal style government with four councillors and one head of council, known as the mayor, as well as a deputy mayor. The four councillors represent the municipality at large. Within the borders of the municipality is the Local Urban District of Lundar, which itself has three councillors.

### Members

The council of the Rural Municipality of Coldwell is composed of:
* Mayor: Brian Sigfusson
* Councillor/Deputy Mayor: Virgil Johnson
* Councillor: Greg Brown
* Councillor: Jim Scharf
* Councillor: Kent Kostyshyn

## Climate

Climate data for Lundar :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7 (45) | 7 (45) | 14 (57) | 28 (82) | 34 (93) | 37 (99) | 34 (93) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38 (100) | 29 (84) | 15.5 (59.9) | 9 (48) | 38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) | −8 (18) | −1.3 (29.7) | 9.4 (48.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 9.7 (49.5) | −2.1 (28.2) | −9.8 (14.4) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −13.5 (7.7) | −6.6 (20.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | 10.9 (51.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 4.4 (39.9) | −6.5 (20.3) | −14.6 (5.7) | 1.9 (35.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.6 (−10.5) | −18.8 (−1.8) | −11.9 (10.6) | −2.9 (26.8) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 4.9 (40.8) | −1.1 (30.0) | −10.8 (12.6) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −3.9 (25.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44 (−47) | −45.5 (−49.9) | −39.5 (−39.1) | −28 (−18) | −12 (10) | −2.5 (27.5) | 0.5 (32.9) | −2.5 (27.5) | −7 (19) | −22 (−8) | −38 (−36) | −43.5 (−46.3) | −45.5 (−49.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.7 (0.58) | 14.5 (0.57) | 19.8 (0.78) | 27.8 (1.09) | 54.2 (2.13) | 82.5 (3.25) | 66.6 (2.62) | 68.6 (2.70) | 50.6 (1.99) | 35.7 (1.41) | 19.7 (0.78) | 18.5 (0.73) | 473.1 (18.63) |
| Source: Environment Canada ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Coldwell had a population of 1,313 living in 552 of its 734 total private dwellings, a change of 4.7% from its 2016 population of 1,254. With a land area of 891.85 km$^2$ (344.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.5/km$^2$ (3.8/sq mi) in 2021.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 1,134 | — |
| 1911 | 1,853 | +5.03% |
| 1921 | 2,257 | +1.99% |
| 1931 | 1,825 | −2.10% |
| 1941 | 1,933 | +0.58% |
| 1951 | 1,745 | −1.02% |
| 1956 | 1,858 | +1.26% |
| 1961 | 1,731 | −1.41% |
| 1966 | 1,669 | −0.73% |
| 1971 | 1,589 | −0.98% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1976 | 1,582 | −0.09% |
| 1981 | 1,472 | −1.43% |
| 1986 | 1,475 | +0.04% |
| 1991 | 1,394 | −1.12% |
| 1996 | 1,399 | +0.07% |
| 2001 | 1,320 | −1.16% |
| 2006 | 1,339 | +0.29% |
| 2011 | 1,351 | +0.18% |
| 2016 | 1,254 | −1.48% |
| 2021 | 1,313 | +0.92% |
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