Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261

Not to be confused with Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125.

Chesterfield No. 261
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261
Eatonia Mantario Laporte Eyre Cuthbert
Location of the RM of Chesterfield No. 261 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°01′01″N109°39′47″W / 51.017°N 109.663°W / 51.017; -109.663 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	8
SARM division	3
Formed [2]	December 9, 1912
Government [3]
•  Reeve	William Thomson
• Governing body	RM of Chesterfield No. 261 Council
• Administrator	Tosha Kozicki
• Office location	Eatonia
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	1,943.29 km2 (750.31 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	481
• Density	0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area codes	306 and 639
Highway(s)	Highway 21 Highway 44 Highway 635
Waterway(s)	Red Deer River South Saskatchewan River

The Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261 (2016 population: 481) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3.

History

The RM of Chesterfield No. 261 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912. ^[2]

Geography

The southern boundary of the RM is along the South Saskatchewan River. The largest lake is Cabri Lake and the Mantario Hills are found in the western part of the RM. Within the hills is the Mantario Hills (SK 047) Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada, which is a significant staging area for Canadian geese and nesting area for the ferruginous hawk. ^[5] The Mantario Wildlife Management Unit is also found within the hills. ^[6]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Eatonia

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets

• Mantario
• Laporte

Localities

• Cuthbert
• Eyre

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	656	—
1986	638	−2.7%
1991	646	+1.3%
1996	598	−7.4%
2001	532	−11.0%
2006	475	−10.7%
2011	480	+1.1%
2016	481	+0.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [7] [8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Chesterfield No. 261 had a population of 419 living in 142 of its 171 total private dwellings, a change of -12.9% from its 2016 population of 481. With a land area of 1,962.21 km² (757.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2021. ^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Chesterfield No. 261 recorded a population of 481 living in 147 of its 165 total private dwellings, a 0.2% change from its 2011 population of 480. With a land area of 1,943.29 km² (750.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Attractions

• Cabri Lake Effigy

Government

The RM of Chesterfield No. 261 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. ^[3]

Transportation

• Canadian National Railway
• Saskatchewan Highway 21
• Saskatchewan Highway 44
• Saskatchewan Highway 635
• Estuary Ferry

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 Chesterfield No. 261". 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. "Mantario Hills". IBA Canada. Birds Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
6. "Mantario Wildlife Management Unit". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.