Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65

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

Tecumseh No. 65
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65
Canola field in the RM of Tecumseh
Location of the RM of Tecumseh No. 65 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°38′56″N103°01′34″W / 49.649°N 103.026°W / 49.649; -103.026 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	1
SARM division	1
Federal riding	Souris—Moose Mountain
Provincial riding	Cannington
Formed [2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Zandra Slater
• Governing body	RM of Tecumseh No. 65 Council
• Administrator	Alysson Slater
• Office location	Stoughton
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	824.5 km2 (318.3 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	271
• Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0G 4T0
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65 (2016 population: 271) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

A sun dog on Christmas Eve 2021, south-west of Stoughton

History

The RM of Tecumseh No. 65 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. ^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ^[5]

Towns

• Stoughton

Villages

• Forget
• Heward

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	510	—
1986	456	−10.6%
1991	383	−16.0%
1996	359	−6.3%
2001	316	−12.0%
2006	270	−14.6%
2011	270	+0.0%
2016	271	+0.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Tecumseh No. 65 had a population of 255 living in 105 of its 130 total private dwellings, a change of -5.9% from its 2016 population of 271. With a land area of 798.92 km² (308.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021. ^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Tecumseh No. 65 recorded a population of 271 living in 110 of its 126 total private dwellings, a 0.4% change from its 2011 population of 270. With a land area of 824.5 km² (318.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Government

The RM of Tecumseh No. 65 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 Zandra Slater while its administrator is Alysson Slater. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Stoughton. ^[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 Tecumseh No. 65". 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 Genealogy Association , 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.

External links

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