Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219

Longlaketon No. 219
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219
Location of the RM of Longlaketon No. 219 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°47′06″N104°42′07″W / 50.785°N 104.702°W / 50.785; -104.702 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	6
SARM division	2
Formed [2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Delbert Schmidt
• Governing body	RM of Longlaketon No. 219 Council
• Administrator	Courtney Huber
• Office location	Earl Grey
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	1,024.59 km2 (395.60 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	1,016
• Density	1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219 (2016 population: 1,016) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 2.

History

The RM of Longlaketon No. 219 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910. ^[2]

Heritage properties

There are three historical sites located within the RM.

• Eddy School No. 1846 - Constructed in 1922, the site contains a one-room school house that served as a school from 1922–1936, 1943–1957. The school is located near Earl Grey. ^[5]
• Longlaketon United Church (also called the Longlaketon Presbyterian Church) - Constructed in 1886, the building is now used as the Longlaketon Community Hall. Church services were held from 1886 to 1969. ^[6]
• Zion (North Southey) Lutheran Church - Constructed in 1926, by immigrants from the imperial Austrian Empire, the church provides services in German until the 1960s. ^[7]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,108	—
1986	1,072	−3.2%
1991	1,035	−3.5%
1996	973	−6.0%
2001	940	−3.4%
2006	899	−4.4%
2011	962	+7.0%
2016	1,016	+5.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [8] [9]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Longlaketon No. 219 had a population of 1,096 living in 433 of its 495 total private dwellings, a change of 7.9% from its 2016 population of 1,016. With a land area of 1,022.45 km² (394.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km² (2.8/sq mi) in 2021. ^[10]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Longlaketon No. 219 recorded a population of 1,016 living in 384 of its 420 total private dwellings, a 5.6% change from its 2011 population of 962. With a land area of 1,024.59 km² (395.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km² (2.6/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Government

The RM of Longlaketon No. 219 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. ^[3] The reeve of the RM is Delbert Schmidt while its administrator is Courtney Huber. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Earl Grey. ^[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 Longlaketon No. 219". 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. Eddy School
6. Longlaketon United Church
7. Zion (North Southey) Lutheran Church
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
9. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
10. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.