Rural Municipality of Grandview No. 349

For the municipality in Manitoba, see Grandview Municipality.

For the former Manitoba rural municipality, see Rural Municipality of Grandview.

See also: Grandview (disambiguation)

Grandview No. 349
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Grandview No. 349
Location of the RM of Grandview No. 349 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°01′16″N108°42′54″W / 52.021°N 108.715°W / 52.021; -108.715 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
SARM division	6
Formed [2]	December 11, 1911
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Steven Suter
• Governing body	RM of Grandview No. 349 Council
• Administrator	Shonda Toner
• Office location	Kelfield
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	715.38 km2 (276.21 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	348
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Grandview No. 349 (2016 population: 348) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Grandview No. 349 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. ^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Ruthilda

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Handel (dissolved as a village, January 1, 2007)
• Kelfield (dissolved as a village)

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	478	—
1986	532	+11.3%
1991	503	−5.5%
1996	480	−4.6%
2001	422	−12.1%
2006	355	−15.9%
2011	340	−4.2%
2016	348	+2.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [5] [6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Grandview No. 349 had a population of 230 living in 98 of its 120 total private dwellings, a change of -33.9% from its 2016 population of 348. With a land area of 709.49 km² (273.94 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021. ^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Grandview No. 349 recorded a population of 348 living in 104 of its 116 total private dwellings, a -0.6% change from its 2011 population of 350. With a land area of 715.38 km² (276.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Attractions

• Biggar Museum
• Dodsland & District Museum
• Plenty & District Museum
• Opuntia Lake National Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Government

The RM of Grandview No. 349 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday after the third day of every month. ^[3] The reeve of the RM is Steven Suter while its administrator is Shonda Toner. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Kelfield. ^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 51
• Saskatchewan Highway 657
• Saskatchewan Highway 659
• Biggar Airport

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 Grandview No. 349". 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: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.