Rural Municipality of North Cypress

Rural Municipality of North Cypress
Heading west on the Trans Canada Highway through North Cypress near Carberry
Nickname(s): "King Spud Country"
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Westman
Government
• Reeve	Ralph Oliver
• Council	North Cypress municipal council
• MLA Turtle Mountain	Cliff Cullen (PC)
• MP Brandon-Souris	Larry Maguire (CON)
Area
• Land	1,199.92 km2 (463.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,860
• Density	1.6/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	R0K
Area code(s)	204
Website	R.M. of North Cypress

The Rural Municipality of North Cypress is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Langford to form the Municipality of North Cypress – Langford.

As of 2011, the population of the former RM of North Cypress is 1,860.

The former RM of North Cypress is located in the Westman region of the province between Brandon and Portage la Prairie. It surrounds the independently governed Town of Carberry and includes the unincorporated communities of Brookdale, Wellwood and Edrans. Also located in the former RM of North Cypress are the Acadia, Fairway and Riverbend Hutterite colonies. The former RM has connections to the Trans Canada Highway (which runs directly through North Cypress), as well as Highway 5 and PR 351.

The former RM's economy benefits from its location along the Trans Canada Highway as well as access to both the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National rail lines, close proximity to Brandon and direct route to Winnipeg. The former RM is set upon rich sandy soil, and is widely known for potatoes which are grown by local farming operations. The former RM is also known for forests of spruce, poplar and aspen oak trees, and the Carberry sandhills. It is also home to several major employers including McCain Foods and ADM Agri Industries. The Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre (MCDC) is also located in the former RM of North Cypress.