Montcalm is a rural municipality

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 in the province of Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

 in Western Canada

Western Canada

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. It is located in the southern part of the province, along its border with the state of North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

 in the United States

United States

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. The 2006 Census reported a population of 1,317 persons, a decrease from the 1,400 reported in the 2001 Census. The town of Emerson

Emerson, Manitoba

Emerson is a town in south central Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 655. The town is named after writer Ralph Waldo Emerson.Emerson is located on the east bank of the Red River, just north of the border with the United States at the point where Manitoba, Minnesota, and North Dakota meet. ...

 lies at the southeast corner of the municipality, although it is an administratively separate entity. The Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation

Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation

Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation is a First Nation in southern Manitoba, Canada. It has a registered population of 2,152 individuals. The First Nation has three reserves, of which the Roseau River No. 2 has an area of 22.242 square kilometres , while the Roseau Rapids No. 2A is considerably...

 lies between Montcalm R.M. and the Rural Municipality of Franklin

Franklin, Manitoba

Franklin is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southeastern part of the province, along the border with the state of Minnesota in the United States. The 2006 Census reported a population of 1,768 persons, a slight decrease from the 1,781...

 to the east.

Geography

According to Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

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, the rural municipality has an area of 469.41 km² (181.24 sq mi). The administratively separate town of Emerson lies at its southeast corner, and also borders Franklin

Franklin, Manitoba

Franklin is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southeastern part of the province, along the border with the state of Minnesota in the United States. The 2006 Census reported a population of 1,768 persons, a slight decrease from the 1,781...

 Rural Municipality, as well as both North Dakota and Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

 in the United States.

Adjacent rural municipalities and counties

• Rhineland, Manitoba
  Rhineland, Manitoba
  Rhineland is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southern part of the province, along its border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. A population of 4,125 persons was reported in the 2006 Census, a slight decrease from the 4,183...
  
   - (west)
• Morris, Manitoba (rural municipality)
  Morris, Manitoba (rural municipality)
  Morris is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It almost completely encircles the administratively separate town of Morris in its southeastern portion.-External links:*...
  
   - (north)
• De Salaberry, Manitoba
  De Salaberry, Manitoba
  De Salaberry is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The administratively separate village of St-Pierre-Jolys lies within the geographical borders of the municipality.-External links:*...
  
   - (northeast)
• Franklin, Manitoba
  Franklin, Manitoba
  Franklin is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southeastern part of the province, along the border with the state of Minnesota in the United States. The 2006 Census reported a population of 1,768 persons, a slight decrease from the 1,781...
  
   - (east)
• Emerson (town)
  Emerson, Manitoba
  Emerson is a town in south central Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 655. The town is named after writer Ralph Waldo Emerson.Emerson is located on the east bank of the Red River, just north of the border with the United States at the point where Manitoba, Minnesota, and North Dakota meet. ...
  
   - (southeast)
• Pembina County, North Dakota
  Pembina County, North Dakota
  Pembina County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. At the time of the 2010 Census its population was 7,413. The county seat is Cavalier....
  
   - (south)

External links

• Map of Montcalm R.M. at Statcan