Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404

See also: Laird (disambiguation)

Laird No. 404
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404
Location of the RM of Laird No. 404 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°35′53″N106°46′23″W / 52.598°N 106.773°W / 52.598; -106.773 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	15
SARM division	5
Formed [2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Terry Knippel
• Governing body	RM of Laird No. 404 Council
• Administrator	Bertha Buhler
• Office location	Waldheim
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	729.98 km2 (281.85 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	1,387
• Density	1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404 (2016 population: 1,387) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5.

History

The RM of Laird No. 404 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910. ^[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,164	—
1986	1,214	+4.3%
1991	1,102	−9.2%
1996	1,070	−2.9%
2001	1,154	+7.9%
2006	1,136	−1.6%
2011	1,240	+9.2%
2016	1,387	+11.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [5] [6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Laird No. 404 had a population of 1,304 living in 396 of its 428 total private dwellings, a change of -6% from its 2016 population of 1,387. With a land area of 725.42 km² (280.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km² (4.7/sq mi) in 2021. ^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Laird No. 404 recorded a population of 1,387 living in 400 of its 415 total private dwellings, a 11.9% change from its 2011 population of 1,240. With a land area of 729.98 km² (281.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.9/km² (4.9/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Hepburn
• Waldheim

Villages

• Laird

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Greenfeld
• Mennon

Attractions

• Fort Carlton
• Hepburn Museum of Wheat ^[8]
• Waldheim Regional Park
• Shekinah Retreat Centre ^[9]

Government

The RM of Laird No. 404 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. ^[3] The reeve of the RM is Terry Knippel while its administrator is Bertha Buhler. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Waldheim. ^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 12
• Saskatchewan Highway 312
• Saskatchewan Highway 375

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 Laird No. 404". 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.
8. "The Hepburn Museum of Wheat". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
9. "Shekinah Retreat Centre". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved September 24, 2023.