# Municipality of Two Borders > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Municipality_of_Two_Borders > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Municipality_of_Two_Borders.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality_of_Two_Borders > Source revision: 1345474091 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The **Municipality of Two Borders** is a [rural municipality](/source/List_of_rural_municipalities_in_Manitoba) (RM) in the [Canadian province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba). It is located in the extreme south-west corner of the province in the [Westman Region](/source/Westman_Region). The rural municipality's name is a reference to its location abutting Manitoba's western border with the province of [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan) and Manitoba's southern [international border](/source/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_border) with the American state of [North Dakota](/source/North_Dakota). The town of [Melita](/source/Melita,_Manitoba) is located within the municipality, but is a separate urban municipality. ## History Further information: [Rural Municipality of Albert](/source/Rural_Municipality_of_Albert), [Rural Municipality of Arthur](/source/Rural_Municipality_of_Arthur) and [Rural Municipality of Edward](/source/Rural_Municipality_of_Edward) The municipality was created on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RMs of [Albert](/source/Rural_Municipality_of_Albert), [Arthur](/source/Rural_Municipality_of_Arthur) and [Edward](/source/Rural_Municipality_of_Edward).[1] It was formed as a requirement of *The Municipal Amalgamations Act*, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.[2] The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.[3] The amalgamation did not include the [Town of Melita](/source/Melita,_Manitoba), which is surrounded by Two Borders. ### Concrete Beam Bridge In the municipality, an historic bridge, Concrete Beam Bridge No. 1351, crosses [Graham Creek](/source/Graham_Creek_(Manitoba)) about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Melita. It was constructed in 1927 by John Kenward and Company for $6,443 and is on the [Canadian Register of Historic Places](/source/Canadian_Register_of_Historic_Places).[4] ## Communities - [Bede](/source/Bede,_Manitoba) - [Bernice](/source/Bernice,_Manitoba) - [Broomhill](/source/Broomhill,_Manitoba) - [Elva](/source/Elva,_Manitoba) - [Lyleton](/source/Lyleton,_Manitoba) - [Pierson](/source/Pierson,_Manitoba) - [Tilston](/source/Tilston,_Manitoba) ## Demographics In the [2021 Census of Population](/source/2021_Canadian_census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), Two Borders had a population of 1,120 living in 484 of its 588 total private dwellings, a change of -4.68% from its 2016 population of 1,175. With a land area of 2,321.73 km2 (896.42 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[5] ## See also - [Antler–Lyleton Border Crossing](/source/Antler%E2%80%93Lyleton_Border_Crossing) - [Westhope–Coulter Border Crossing](/source/Westhope%E2%80%93Coulter_Border_Crossing) - [List of historic places in Westman Region, Manitoba](/source/List_of_historic_places_in_Westman_Region,_Manitoba) ## References 1. ["The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Albert, Rural Municipality of Arthur and Rural Municipality of Edward Amalgamation Regulation"](http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=142/2014) ([PDF](/source/PDF)). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014. 1. ["The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)"](http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/m235e.php). Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014. 1. ["Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba"](https://www.gov.mb.ca/thronespeech/thronespeech_2012.html). Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014. 1. ["Historic Sites of Manitoba: Concrete Beam Bridge No. 1351 (Graham Creek, Municipality of Two Borders)"](http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/grahamcreekbridge.shtml). *www.mhs.mb.ca* 1. ["Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba"](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000246). [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Municipality of Two Borders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality_of_Two_Borders) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality_of_Two_Borders?action=history)). 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