Rural Municipality of Saltcoats No. 213

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Saltcoats (disambiguation).

Saltcoats No. 213
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Saltcoats No. 213
Location of the RM of Saltcoats No. 213 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°59′42″N102°12′32″W / 50.995°N 102.209°W / 50.995; -102.209 Coordinates: 50°59′42″N102°12′32″W / 50.995°N 102.209°W / 50.995; -102.209 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	5
SARM division	1
Formed [2]	December 9, 1912
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Don Taylor
• Governing body	RM of Saltcoats No. 213 Council
• Administrator	Ronald Risling
• Office location	Saltcoats
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	830.58 km2 (320.69 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	712
• Density	0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Saltcoats No. 213 (2016 population: 712) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the east-central portion of the province. ^[5]

History

The RM of Saltcoats No. 213 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912. ^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Bredenbury
• Saltcoats

The RM also neighbours the Little Bone 74B First Nations Indian reserve.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,057	—
1986	1,005	−4.9%
1991	971	−3.4%
1996	886	−8.8%
2001	801	−9.6%
2006	746	−6.9%
2011	673	−9.8%
2016	712	+5.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Saltcoats No. 213 had a population of 743 living in 278 of its 300 total private dwellings, a change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 712. With a land area of 824.85 km² (318.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km² (2.3/sq mi) in 2021. ^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Saltcoats No. 213 recorded a population of 712 living in 255 of its 285 total private dwellings, a 5.8% change from its 2011 population of 673. With a land area of 830.58 km² (320.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km² (2.2/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Government

The RM of Saltcoats No. 213 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 Don Taylor while its administrator is Ronald Risling. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Saltcoats. ^[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 Saltcoats No. 213". 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. "Saltcoats No. 213". saskbiz.ca. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012.
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.