Rural Municipality of Buffalo No. 409

The Rural Municipality of Buffalo No. 409 (2016 population: 506) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6.

Buffalo No. 409
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Buffalo No. 409
Location of the RM of Buffalo No. 409 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.497°N 108.451°W / 52.497; -108.451[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
SARM division	6
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	Leslie Kroschinski
• Governing body	RM of Buffalo No. 409 Council
• Administrator	Sherry Huber
• Office location	Wilkie
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,222.08 km^2 (471.85 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	506
• Density	0.4/km^2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Buffalo No. 409 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Wilkie

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.

Unincorporated hamlets

• Bush
• Cloan
• Phippen
• Red Pheasant
• Swarthmore
• Thackeray

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	598	—
1986	565	−5.5%
1991	518	−8.3%
1996	473	−8.7%
2001	618	+30.7%
2006	525	−15.0%
2011	506	−3.6%
2016	506	+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Buffalo No. 409 recorded a population of 506 living in 192 of its 204 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 506. With a land area of 1,222.08 km² (471.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.1/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Buffalo No. 409 recorded a population of 506, a -3.6% change from its 2006 population of 525. With a land area of 1,222.08 km² (471.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.1/sq mi) in 2011.[7]

Government

The RM of Buffalo No. 409 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Leslie Kroschinski while its administrator is Sherry Huber.[3] The RM's office is located in Wilkie.[3]

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

References

1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: RM of Buffalo No. 409". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
5. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2020.