Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254

Loreburn No. 254
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254
Location of the RM of Loreburn No. 254 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°15′22″N106°48′29″W / 51.256°N 106.808°W / 51.256; -106.808 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	11
SARM division	5
Formed [2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Kevin Vollmer
• Governing body	RM of Loreburn No. 254 Council
• Administrator	Vanessa Tastad
• Office location	Loreburn
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	966.78 km2 (373.28 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	327
• Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254 (2016 population: 327) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the south-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Loreburn No. 254 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910. ^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Elbow
• Hawarden
• Loreburn
• Strongfield

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Cutbank

Attractions

• Danielson Provincial Park
• Elbow Harbour Recreation Site ^[5]
• Gardiner Dam

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	569	—
1986	505	−11.2%
1991	474	−6.1%
1996	422	−11.0%
2001	384	−9.0%
2006	350	−8.9%
2011	346	−1.1%
2016	327	−5.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Loreburn No. 254 had a population of 380 living in 140 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of 16.2% from its 2016 population of 327. With a land area of 958.42 km² (370.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi) in 2021. ^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Loreburn No. 254 recorded a population of 327 living in 122 of its 132 total private dwellings, a -5.5% change from its 2011 population of 346. With a land area of 966.78 km² (373.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Government

The RM of Loreburn No. 254 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 Kevin Vollmer while its administrator is Vanessa Tastad. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Loreburn. ^[3]

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 Loreburn No. 254". 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. "Elbow Harbour Recreation Site". BRMB Maps. Mussio Ventures Ltd. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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.