Rural Municipality of Browning No. 34

Browning No. 34
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Browning No. 34
Location of the RM of Browning No. 34 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°23′20″N102°39′00″W / 49.389°N 102.650°W / 49.389; -102.650 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	1
SARM division	1
Federal riding	Souris—Moose Mountain
Provincial riding	Cannington
Formed [2]	December 11, 1911
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Pius Loustel
• Governing body	RM of Browning No. 34 Council
• Administrator	Dena Scott
• Office location	Lampman
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	823.38 km2 (317.91 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	375
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0C 1N0
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Website	Official website

The Rural Municipality of Browning No. 34 (2016 population: 375) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1.

History

The RM of Browning No. 34 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. ^[2] In 1912, the RM had a population of 1,800. ^[5]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Lampman

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.

Unincorporated hamlets

• Wilmar
• Steelman
• Browning

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	687	—
1986	657	−4.4%
1991	550	−16.3%
1996	552	+0.4%
2001	485	−12.1%
2006	426	−12.2%
2011	399	−6.3%
2016	375	−6.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Browning No. 34 had a population of 355 living in 146 of its 172 total private dwellings, a change of -5.3% from its 2016 population of 375. With a land area of 797 km² (308 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.2/sq mi) in 2021. ^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Browning No. 34 recorded a population of 375 living in 144 of its 163 total private dwellings, a -6% change from its 2011 population of 399. With a land area of 823.38 km² (317.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.2/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Government

The RM of Browning No. 34 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 Pius Loustel while its administrator is Dena Scott. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Lampman. ^[3]

Transportation

The Lampman Airport is located within the rural municipality.^{[ citation needed ]}

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 Browning No. 34". 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. Sask Biz
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: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.