Rural Municipality of Usborne No. 310

The Rural Municipality of Usborne No. 310 (2016 population: 529) 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 central portion of the province.

Usborne No. 310
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Usborne No. 310
Location of the RM of Usborne No. 310 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.762°N 105.148°W / 51.762; -105.148[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	11
SARM division	5
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	Jack Gibney
• Governing body	RM of Usborne No. 310 Council
• Administrator	Anna Rintoul
• Office location	Lanigan
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	810.38 km^2 (312.89 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	529
• Density	0.7/km^2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Usborne No. 310 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Lanigan

Villages

• Drake

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets[5]

• Guernsey (dissolved as a village, December 31, 2005)

Localities

• Lockwood (dissolved as a village, January 1, 2002)

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	628	—
1986	620	−1.3%
1991	618	−0.3%
1996	598	−3.2%
2001	534	−10.7%
2006	566	+6.0%
2011	547	−3.4%
2016	529	−3.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Usborne No. 310 recorded a population of 529 living in 201 of its 216 total private dwellings, a -3.3% change from its 2011 population of 547. With a land area of 810.38 km² (312.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Usborne No. 310 recorded a population of 547, a -3.4% change from its 2006 population of 566. With a land area of 810.38 km² (312.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.7/sq mi) in 2011.[8]

Attractions

• Lanigan & District Heritage Centre

Government

The RM of Usborne No. 310 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Jack Gibney while its administrator is Anna Rintoul.[3] The RM's office is located in Lanigan.[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 Usborne No. 310". 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. "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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.