Rural Municipality of Antelope Park No. 322

History

The RM of Antelope Park No. 322 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. It was named for the ubiquitous pronghorn antelope.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Localities

• Court
• Fusilier
• Hoosier
• Loverna, (dissolved March 10, 2003){{cite web | publisher=Saskatchewan Health | title=Covered population 2002 | access-date=2008-04-17 | url=http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=1578,94,88,Documents&MediaID=1019&Filename=covered-population-2002.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527104421/http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=1578%2C94%2C88%2CDocuments&MediaID=1019&Filename=covered-population-2002.pdf | archive-date=2011-05-27}}

Demographics

(1981–2016) |1981|231 |1986|225 |1991|193 |1996|179 |2001|172 |2006|151 |2011|150 |2016|130 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Antelope Park No. 322 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 609.52 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Antelope Park No. 322 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 612.9 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

• Great Wall of Saskatchewan, near Smiley
• Buffalo Rubbing Stone Provincial Historic Site, near Flaxcombe
• Hoosier United Church, in Hoosier, Saskatchewan

Government

The RM of Antelope Park No. 322 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Gordon Dommett while its administrator is Robin Busby. The RM's office is located in Marengo.

Transportation

;Rail

• Boundary Branch CNR abandoned in 1981—once served Millerdale, Beaufield, Coleville, Driver, Smiley, Dewar Lake, Hoosier, Greene, Loverna

;Roads

• Highway 317—serves Fusilier (north to Primate) to Hoosier
• Highway 772—serves Loverna
• Highway 51—serves Fusilier to Alberta

References

References

1. "Municipality Details: RM of Antelope Park No. 322". Government of Saskatchewan.
2. (July 24, 2019). "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada.
3. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
4. Barry, Bill. (2005). "Geographic Names of Saskatchewan". People Places Publishing Ltd..
5. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
7. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
8. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". [[Statistics Canada]].
9. [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.]
10. Eversoft Streets and Trips