Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314

The Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314 (2016 population: 2,404) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the north-central portion of the province along the South Saskatchewan River and surrounds the Town of Dundurn.

Dundurn No. 314
Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314
Location of the RM of Dundurn No. 314 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.855°N 106.636°W / 51.855; -106.636[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division11
SARM division5
Formed[2]December 13, 1909
Government
  ReeveTrevor Reid
  Governing bodyRM of Dundurn No. 314 Council
  AdministratorLeanne Mack
  Office locationDundurn
Area
 (2016)[4]
  Land807.94 km2 (311.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
  Total2,404
  Density3/km2 (8/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
  Summer (DST)CST
Area code(s)306 and 639
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The RM of Dundurn No. 314 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns
Resort villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets

The RM is also home to the Hillcrest Hutterite Colony and the Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Dundurn Canadian Forces Base.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981568    
1986537−5.5%
1991569+6.0%
1996555−2.5%
2001562+1.3%
2006632+12.5%
20111,148+81.6%
20162,404+109.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Dundurn No. 314 recorded a population of 2,404 living in 484 of its 503 total private dwellings, a 109.4% change from its 2011 population of 1,148. With a land area of 807.94 km2 (311.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Dundurn No. 314 recorded a population of 1,148, a 81.6% change from its 2006 population of 632. With a land area of 807.94 km2 (311.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi) in 2011.[8]

Attractions

  • Indi Lake
  • Blackstrap Provincial Park
  • Lakeside Golf Resort
  • Otopasso MX Par
  • Circle H Ranch
  • Beaver Creek Conservation Area
  • Haultain Trinity Lutheran Church

Government

The RM of Dundurn No. 314 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Tuesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Trevor Reid while its administrator is Leanne Mack.[3] The RM's office is located in Dundurn.[3]

Saskatoon—Biggar is the federal electoral district for the RM, which is represented by an elected member of parliament.[9] The member of the legislative assembly represents the Arm River-Watrous provincial constituency.[10]

gollark: lescitrons: no, that's not how GPS works.
gollark: What is?
gollark: Unless you do some very clever things I didn't devise.
gollark: It's only really useful if your GPS server is the only one.
gollark: I did work out how to selectively spoof GPS. I just didn't do it.

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 Dundurn No. 314". 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. Beaver Creek - Organized hamlet
  6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. "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.
  9. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line".
  10. Canadian Textiles Institute (2005). "CTI Determine your provincial constituency". Archived from the original on September 11, 2007.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.