Rural Municipality of Montrose No. 315

See also: Montrose (disambiguation)

Montrose No. 315
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Montrose No. 315
Location of the RM of Montrose No. 315 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°45′54″N107°02′42″W / 51.765°N 107.045°W / 51.765; -107.045 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	12
SARM division	5
Formed [2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Murray Purcell
• Governing body	RM of Montrose No. 315 Council
• Administrator	Desiree Bouvier
• Office location	Delisle
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	898.38 km2 (346.87 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	712
• Density	0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Montrose No. 315 (2016 population: 712) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and SARM Division No. 5.

History

The RM of Montrose No. 315 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. ^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Donavon
• Gledhow
• Laura (dissolved as a village, December 31, 1954, again December 28, 1978)
• Swanson
• Valley Park

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	668	—
1986	699	+4.6%
1991	714	+2.1%
1996	693	−2.9%
2001	710	+2.5%
2006	648	−8.7%
2011	712	+9.9%
2016	712	+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [5] [6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Montrose No. 315 had a population of 647 living in 249 of its 283 total private dwellings, a change of -9.1% from its 2016 population of 712. With a land area of 897.57 km² (346.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.9/sq mi) in 2021. ^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Montrose No. 315 recorded a population of 712 living in 269 of its 299 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 712. With a land area of 898.38 km² (346.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km² (2.1/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Government

The RM of Montrose No. 315 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 Murray Purcell while its administrator is Desiree Bouvier. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Delisle. ^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 7
• Saskatchewan Highway 45
• Saskatchewan Highway 766
• Canadian National Railway Company
• Big Sky Railway Corporation

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 Montrose No. 315". 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.