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Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

Summary

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

FieldValue
nameWolverine No. 340
official_nameRural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340
settlement_typeRural municipality
other_namePlasterfield No. 340 (1909–1910)
imagesize200
image_mapSK RM 340 Wolverine.svg
mapsize200
map_captionLocation of the RM of Wolverine No. 340 in Saskatchewan
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Saskatchewan
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name311
subdivision_type4SARM division
subdivision_name45
subdivision_type5Federal riding
subdivision_type6Provincial riding
government_footnotes
leader_titleReeve
leader_nameBryan Gibney
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1RM of Wolverine No. 340 Council
leader_title2Administrator
leader_name2Sandi Dunne
leader_title3Office location
leader_name3Burr
established_titleFormed (LID)
established_title2Formed
established_date2December 13, 1909
established_title3Name change
established_date3March 31, 1910 (from RM of Plasterfield No. 340)
established_title4Name change
established_title5Amalgamated
area_footnotes(2016)
area_land_km2834.78
population_as_of2016
population_footnotes
population_total480
population_density_km20.6
timezoneCST
timezone_DSTCST
coordinates
postal_code_typePostal code
area_codes306 and 639
blank_nameHighway(s)
blank1_nameRailway(s)
blank2_nameWaterway(s)

The Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the central portion of the province east of Saskatoon.

History

The RM of Plasterfield No. 340 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. Its name was changed to the RM of Wolverine No. 340 on March 31, 1910. The RM's name is derived from Wolverine Lake, which lies near the centre of the RM.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Localities

  • Attica
  • Bay Trail
  • Burr
  • Wolverine

Demographics

(1981–2016) |1981|848 |1986|767 |1991|641 |1996|541 |2001|526 |2006|480 |2011|464 |2016|480 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wolverine No. 340 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 828.06 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wolverine No. 340 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 834.78 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

The RM of Wolverine No. 340 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator. The reeve of the RM is Bryan Gibney while its administrator is Sandi Dunne. The RM's office is located in Burr.

Transportation

;Rail

  • Minnedosa - Saskatoon - Edmonton C.P.R—serves Kandahar, Dafoe, Jansen, Esk, Lanigan, Guernsey, Wolverine, Plunkett, Viscount

;Roads

  • Highway 20—North south section from Burr to Lanigan
  • Highway 667—serves Jansen, Saskatchewan and St. Gregor, Saskatchewan North South through RM

References

References

  1. "Municipality Details: RM of Wolverine No. 340". 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. "Renamed Rural Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
  5. Barry, Bill. (2005). "Geographic Names of Saskatchewan". People Places Publishing Ltd..
  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]].
  10. [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.]
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