Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163

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Wheatlands No. 163
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163
SK RM 163 Wheatlands.svg
Location of the RM of Wheatlands No. 163 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°27′11″N106°11′31″W / 50.453°N 106.192°W / 50.453; -106.192 [1]
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Census division 7
SARM division 2
Formed [2] December 13, 1909
Government
[3]
 •  Reeve Kurtis Hicks
 • Governing bodyRM of Wheatlands No. 163 Council
 • AdministratorAngela Molde
 • Office location Mortlach
Area
 (2016) [4]
 • Land827.4 km2 (319.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [4]
 • Total149
 • Density0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone CST
 • Summer (DST) CST
Area code(s) 306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163 (2016 population: 149) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

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History

The RM of Wheatlands No. 163 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. [2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981289—    
1986292+1.0%
1991276−5.5%
1996 226−18.1%
2001 178−21.2%
2006 164−7.9%
2011 149−9.1%
2016 149+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 Wheatlands No. 163 had a population of 157 living in 69 of its 82 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wheatlands No. 163 recorded a population of 149 living in 69 of its 71 total private dwellings, a

Geography

The Coteau Hills in the RM taper off to agricultural plains. [8] The burrowing owl (athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area. [9]

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Government

The RM of Wheatlands No. 163 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 Andy Bossence while its administrator is Julie Gerbrandt. [3] The RM's office is located in Mortlach. [3]

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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. 1 2 "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Municipality Details: RM of Wheatlands No. 163". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "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.
  8. ↑ "Wheatlands No. 163", Sask biz, Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved December 29, 2007
  9. ↑ "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
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