Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308

Big Quill No. 308
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308
Location of the RM of Big Quill No. 308 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°40′41″N104°20′31″W / 51.678°N 104.342°W / 51.678; -104.342 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	10
SARM division	4
Formed [2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Howie Linnen
• Governing body	RM of Big Quill No. 308 Council
• Administrator	Santana Dawson
• Office location	Wynyard
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	739.86 km2 (285.66 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	519
• Density	0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0A 4T0
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308 (2016 population: 519) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the east-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Big Quill No. 308 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. ^[2]

There are two places on the Canadian Register of Historic Places in the RM of Big Qill:

• Amma's House on the Yellowhead Highway approximately 17 kilometres west of Wynyard was built by Icelandic carpenters in 1919. ^[5]
• St. John Bohoslav Krasne Ukrainian Catholic Church approximately 20 kilometres south-east of Wynyard was built in 1940. ^[6]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ^[7]

Towns

• Wynyard

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.

Organized hamlets ^[8]

• Kandahar

Special service areas

• Dafoe

Localities

• Copeland
• Krasne ^[9]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	952	—
1986	892	−6.3%
1991	840	−5.8%
1996	748	−11.0%
2001	711	−4.9%
2006	635	−10.7%
2011	587	−7.6%
2016	519	−11.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [10] [11]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Big Quill No. 308 had a population of 520 living in 218 of its 246 total private dwellings, a change of -2.6% from its 2016 population of 534. With a land area of 730.34 km² (281.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.8/sq mi) in 2021. ^[12]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Big Quill No. 308 recorded a population of 519 living in 221 of its 263 total private dwellings, a -11.6% change from its 2011 population of 587. With a land area of 739.86 km² (285.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.8/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Government

The RM of Big Quill No. 308 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 Howie Linnen while its administrator is Santana Dawson. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Wynyard. ^[3]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of historic places 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 Big Quill No. 308". 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. "Amma's House" . Retrieved November 10, 2013.
6. "St. John Bohoslav Krasne Church" . Retrieved November 10, 2013.
7. Saskatchewan Genealogy Association , retrieved March 28, 2008
8. "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
9. "Krasne". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved July 4, 2015.
10. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
11. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
12. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.