Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38

History

The RM of Laurier No. 38 was incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

;Heritage properties There are two historical buildings located within the RM.

• Soda Lake School - Constructed in 1914, as a one-room school, the building now houses the Soda Lake Community Centre in Soda Lake. The school operated from 1914 until 1953.
• Souris Valley Church - Constructed in 1907 as a Catholic church, St. Germaine Parish of the Archdiocese of St. Boniface, the church in Souris Valley. The church closed in 1970, and the building has since been operated as the Souris Valley Co-operative Memorial Club. The building has also been called the St. Germaine Roman Catholic Church.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

;Towns

• Radville

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Localities

• Dandonneau
• Neptune
• Souris Valley

Brooking, a ghost town, is also within the RM.

Demographics

(1981–2016) |1981|582 |1986|537 |1991|471 |1996|434 |2001|402 |2006|350 |2011|321 |2016|296 |2021|253 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Laurier No. 38 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 816.25 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2021 Census of Population, the RM of Laurier No. 38 recorded living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 840.4 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

The RM of Laurier No. 38 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The RM's reeve is Alan Krausher, and its administrator is Sam Kalmbach. The RM's office is located in Radville.

Transportation

The Radville Airport is located within the municipality.

Gallery

File:Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38 Mayville School.jpg|Mayville School site File:Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38 Liberator School.jpg|Liberator School site File:Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38 Brooking Saskatchewan 01.jpg|The grain elevator in Brooking File:Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38 Allstine School Sign.jpg|Allstine School site File:Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38 St Germaine Parish Church.jpg|Rural church File:Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38 Green Valley School Saskatchewan Sign.jpg|Green Valley School site File:Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38 Brooking Saskatchewan Distance 02.jpg|Grain elevator and railway tracks in Brooking File:Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38 St. Germaine Parish Saskatchewan Plaque.jpg|St. Germaine Parish plaque File:Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38 Green Valley School Site.jpg|Green Valley School site

References

References

1. "Municipality Details: RM of Laurier No. 38". 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. [http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/229.pdf Soda Lake School]
5. [http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/230.pdf Souris Valley Church]
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
8. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
9. (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]].