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Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wheatlands No. 163 |
| official_name | Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163 |
| settlement_type | Rural municipality |
| imagesize | 200 |
| float | center |
| label | Mortlach |
| mark | Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg |
| marksize | 6 |
| position | bottom |
| lat_deg | 50.4532 |
| lon_deg | -106.0666}} |
| label | Parkbeg |
| mark | Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg |
| marksize | 4 |
| position | bottom |
| lat_deg | 50.4532 |
| lon_deg | -106.2664}} |
| image_map1 | SK RM 163 Wheatlands.svg |
| mapsize1 | 200 |
| map_caption1 | Location of the RM of Wheatlands No. 163 in Saskatchewan |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Saskatchewan |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_type3 | Census division |
| subdivision_name3 | 7 |
| subdivision_type4 | SARM division |
| subdivision_name4 | 2 |
| subdivision_type5 | Federal riding |
| subdivision_type6 | Provincial riding |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Reeve |
| leader_name | Kurtis Hicks |
| leader_title1 | Governing body |
| leader_name1 | RM of Wheatlands No. 163 Council |
| leader_title2 | Administrator |
| leader_name2 | Angela Molde |
| leader_title3 | Office location |
| leader_name3 | Mortlach |
| established_title | Formed (LID) |
| established_title2 | Formed |
| established_date2 | December 13, 1909 |
| established_title3 | Name change |
| established_title4 | Name change |
| established_title5 | Amalgamated |
| area_footnotes | (2016) |
| area_land_km2 | 827.4 |
| population_as_of | 2016 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 149 |
| population_density_km2 | 0.2 |
| timezone | CST |
| timezone_DST | CST |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| area_codes | 306 and 639 |
| blank_name | Highway(s) |
| blank1_name | Railway(s) |
| blank2_name | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163 (2016 population: ) 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.
History
The RM of Wheatlands No. 163 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.
Demographics
(1981–2016) |1981|289 |1986|292 |1991|276 |1996|226 |2001|178 |2006|164 |2011|149 |2016|149 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wheatlands No. 163 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 818.63 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wheatlands No. 163 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 827.4 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
Geography
The Coteau Hills in the RM taper off to agricultural plains. The burrowing owl (athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area.
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
;Villages
- Mortlach
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Localities
- Parkbeg
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. The reeve of the RM is Kurtis Hicks while its administrator is Angela Molde. The RM's office is located at 108 Rose St. in Mortlach.
References
References
- "Municipality Details: RM of Wheatlands No. 163". Government of Saskatchewan.
- (July 24, 2019). "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada.
- "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
- "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
- "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (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]].
- "Wheatlands No. 163". Government of Saskatchewan.
- (2007). "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre.
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