▁Bar ab bas ▁Abb a ▁bar ▁Abb a ▁ ▁Tan h uma ▁bar ▁Abb a ▁▁ Ḥ iy ya ▁bar ▁Abb a ▁Samuel ▁bar ▁Abb a <0x0A> </s> ▁Mont cal m ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁rural ▁municipality ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁in ▁Western ▁Canada . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁province , ▁along ▁its ▁border ▁with ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Census ▁reported ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 6 0 ▁persons , ▁a ▁decrease ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 , 3 0 9 ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Em erson ▁lies ▁at ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁municipality , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁administr atively ▁separate ▁entity . ▁The ▁Rose au ▁River ▁An ish in abe ▁First ▁Nation ▁lies ▁between ▁Mont cal m ▁R . M . ▁and ▁the ▁R ural ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Franklin ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁Statistics ▁Canada , ▁the ▁rural ▁municipality ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 4 6 9 . 4 1   km ² ▁( 1 8 1 . 2 4 ▁sq ▁mi ). ▁The ▁administr atively ▁separate ▁town ▁of ▁Em erson ▁lies ▁at ▁its ▁sout heast ▁corner , ▁and ▁also ▁borders ▁the ▁R ural ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Franklin , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁both ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁and ▁Minnesota ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Wind ▁Farm ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁R