The rural municipality was named for George Robson Coldwell, a member of the provincial legislature from 1907 to 1915.[2][3] It was incorporated on November 19, 1912.[3]
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.[4] Within the borders of the municipality is the Local Urban District of Lundar, which itself has three councillors.[5]
Members
The council of the Rural Municipality of Coldwell is composed of:
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 km2 (344.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
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