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Rural Municipality of Buckland No. 491

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada


Summary

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

FieldValue
nameBuckland No. 491
official_nameRural Municipality of Buckland No. 491
settlement_typeRural municipality
imagesize200
image_mapSK RM 491 Buckland.svg
mapsize200
map_captionLocation of the RM of Buckland No. 491 in Saskatchewan
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Saskatchewan
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name315
subdivision_type4SARM division
subdivision_name45
subdivision_type5Federal riding
subdivision_type6Provincial riding
government_footnotes
leader_titleReeve
leader_nameDon Fyrk
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1RM of Buckland No. 491 Council
leader_title2Administrator
leader_name2Cori Sarginson
leader_title3Office location
leader_name3Prince Albert
established_titleFormed (LID)
established_title2Formed
established_date2December 11, 1911
established_title3Name change
established_title4Name change
established_title5Amalgamated
area_footnotes(2016)
area_land_km2791.69
population_as_of2016
population_footnotes
population_total3375
population_density_km24.3
timezoneCST
timezone_DSTCST
coordinates
postal_code_typePostal code
area_codes306 and 639
blank_nameHighway(s)
blank1_nameRailway(s)
blank2_nameWaterway(s)
website

The Rural Municipality of Buckland No. 491 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located near the City of Prince Albert.

History

The RM of Buckland No. 491 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography

Rural municipalities that neighbour the RM of Buckland No. 491 include the RM of Shellbrook No. 493 to the west, the RM of Paddockwood No. 520 to the north, the RM of Garden River No. 490 to the east, and the RM of Prince Albert No. 461 to the south.

Communities and localities

The following communities are located within the RM.

  • Alingly
  • Henribourg
  • Little Red River IR #106C
  • Redwing
  • Spruce Home
  • Sturgeon Lake IR #101
  • Wahpaton 94A Indian reserve
  • White Star

Demographics

(1981–2016) |1981|3328 |1986|3460 |1991|3556 |1996|3444 |2001|3529 |2006|3429 |2011|3658 |2016|3375 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Buckland No. 491 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 787.35 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Buckland No. 491 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 791.69 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

The RM of Buckland No. 491 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Don Fyrk while its administrator is Cori Sarginson. The RM's office is located in Prince Albert.

YearLiberalConservativeNew DemocraticGreen20212019
CAConservative}}8%12467%1,02313%200
8%12874%1,23814%2362%
YearSaskatchewanNew Democratic20202016
SKSaskatchewan}}57%96932%545
70%1,05027%397

Transportation

;Roads

  • Highway 355—serves Albertville and Alingly
  • Highway 2

References

References

  1. "Municipality Details: RM of Buckland No. 491". 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. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
  7. (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]].
  8. (April 7, 2022). "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Buckland)". Elections Canada.
  9. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Buckland)". Elections SK.
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