Rural Municipality of Silverwood No. 123

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Silverwood.

Silverwood No. 123
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Silverwood No. 123
RM's logo on its office building
Location of the RM of Silverwood No. 123 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°10′44″N102°11′46″W / 50.179°N 102.196°W / 50.179; -102.196 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	5
SARM division	1
Federal riding	Souris—Moose Mountain
Provincial riding	Moosomin
Formed [2]	October 31, 1911
Government [3]
•  Reeve	William MacPherson
• Governing body	RM of Silverwood No. 123 Council
• Administrator	Jennalee Beutler
• Office location	Whitewood
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	844.61 km2 (326.11 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	410
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Website	S0G 5C0

The Rural Municipality of Silverwood No. 123 (2016 population: 410) 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 southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Silverwood No. 123 incorporated as a rural municipality on October 31, 1911. ^[2]

Geography

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), a species of special concern, makes its home in this area. ^[5]

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Fairmede
• Langbank
• St. Hubert
• Vandura

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	806	—
1986	785	−2.6%
1991	639	−18.6%
1996	608	−4.9%
2001	511	−16.0%
2006	449	−12.1%
2011	466	+3.8%
2016	410	−12.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Silverwood No. 123 had a population of 355 living in 132 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of -13.4% from its 2016 population of 410. With a land area of 827.96 km² (319.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.1/sq mi) in 2021. ^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Silverwood No. 123 recorded a population of 410 living in 158 of its 165 total private dwellings, a -12% change from its 2011 population of 466. With a land area of 844.61 km² (326.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Government

The RM of Silverwood No. 123 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 William MacPherson while its administrator is Jennalee Beutler. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Whitewood. ^[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 Silverwood No. 123". 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 Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
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.