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Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

Summary

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

FieldValue
nameWood Creek No. 281
official_nameRural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281
settlement_typeRural municipality
imagesize200
image_mapSK RM 281 Wood Creek.svg
mapsize200
map_captionLocation of the RM of Wood Creek No. 281 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_nameGlen Busse
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1RM of Wood Creek No. 281 Council
leader_title2Administrator
leader_name2Darlene Mann
leader_title3Office location
leader_name3Simpson
established_titleFormed (LID)
established_title2Formed
established_date2December 13, 1909
established_title3Name change
established_title4Name change
established_title5Amalgamated
area_footnotes(2016)
area_land_km2832.34
population_as_of2016
population_footnotes
population_total224
population_density_km20.3
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 Wood Creek No. 281 (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 south-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Wood Creek No. 281 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Geography

The RM is adjacent to Last Mountain Lake.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

;Villages

  • Simpson

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Localities

  • Amazon

Demographics

(1981–2016) |1981|432 |1986|408 |1991|394 |1996|351 |2001|325 |2006|274 |2011|205 |2016|224 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wood Creek No. 281 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 829.78 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wood Creek No. 281 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 832.34 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

The RM of Wood Creek No. 281 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Glen Busse while its administrator is Darlene Mann. The RM's office is located in Simpson.

References

References

  1. "Municipality Details: RM of Wood Creek No. 281". 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]].
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