Birch Hills No. 460 | |
Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Birch Hills No. 460 |
Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
Image Map1: | SK RM 460 Birch Hills.svg |
Mapsize1: | 200 |
Map Caption1: | Location of the RM of Birch Hills No. 460 in Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 15 |
Subdivision Type4: | division |
Subdivision Name4: | 5 |
Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Reeve |
Leader Name: | Alan Evans |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | RM of Birch Hills No. 460 Council |
Leader Title2: | Administrator |
Leader Name2: | Cherie Opseth |
Leader Title3: | Office location |
Leader Name3: | Birch Hills |
Established Title: | Formed |
Established Title2: | Formed |
Established Date2: | December 11, 1911 |
Established Title3: | Name change |
Established Title4: | Name change |
Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
Area Land Km2: | 554.07 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 656 |
Population Density Km2: | 1.2 |
Timezone: | CST |
Timezone Dst: | CST |
Coordinates: | 53.059°N -105.486°W[2] |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Birch Hills No. 460 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and Division No. 5. It is located in the north-central portion of the province on Highway 3 southeast of Prince Albert and north of Saskatoon.
The RM of Birch Hills No. 460 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[3] The RM's name comes from all of the hills to the south and east and the abundance of birch trees which once covered the area.
The RM is part of the aspen parkland biome.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
The Muskoday First Nation Indian reserve lies adjacent to the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Birch Hills No. 460 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 547.08km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Birch Hills No. 460 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 554.07km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]
The RM is within the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division No. 119.[7]
The RM of Birch Hills No. 460 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is Alan Evans while its administrator is Cherie Opseth.[1] The RM's office is located in Birch Hills.[1]