Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184

Grayson No. 184
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184
Location of the RM of Grayson No. 184 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°38′06″N102°37′01″W / 50.635°N 102.617°W / 50.635; -102.617 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	5
SARM division	1
Formed [2]	January 1, 1913
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Harvey Mucha
• Governing body	RM of Grayson No. 184 Council
• Administrator	Sarah Dietrich
• Office location	Grayson
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	874.77 km2 (337.75 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	512
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184 (2016 population: 512) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and SARM Division No. 1.

History

The RM of Grayson No. 184 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. ^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

• Dubuc
• Killaly

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets ^[5]

• Exner's Twin Bays
• Greenspot
• Moose Bay
• Sunset Beach

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	933	—
1986	831	−10.9%
1991	763	−8.2%
1996	653	−14.4%
2001	550	−15.8%
2006	542	−1.5%
2011	495	−8.7%
2016	512	+3.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Grayson No. 184 had a population of 547 living in 232 of its 351 total private dwellings, a change of 6.8% from its 2016 population of 512. With a land area of 862.8 km² (333.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi) in 2021. ^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Grayson No. 184 recorded a population of 512 living in 219 of its 324 total private dwellings, a 7.1% change from its 2011 population of 478. With a land area of 874.77 km² (337.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.5/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Government

The RM of Grayson No. 184 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 Harvey Mucha while its administrator is Sarah Dietrich. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Grayson. ^[3]

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 Grayson No. 184". 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: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.