Rural Municipality of Brokenshell No. 68 explained

Brokenshell No. 68
Official Name:Rural Municipality of Brokenshell No. 68
Settlement Type:Rural municipality
Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:2
Subdivision Type4: division
Subdivision Name4:2
Subdivision Type5:Federal riding
Subdivision Name5:Souris—Moose Mountain
Subdivision Type6:Provincial riding
Subdivision Name6:Weyburn-Big Muddy
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Garry Christopherson
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:RM of Brokenshell No. 68 Council
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Jenna Smolinski
Leader Title3:Office location
Leader Name3:Weyburn
Established Title:Formed
Established Title2:Formed
Established Date2:December 13, 1909
Established Title3:Name change
Established Title4:Name change
Established Title5:Amalgamated
Area Footnotes: (2016)
Area Land Km2:850.01
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:312
Population Density Km2:0.4
Timezone:CST
Timezone Dst:CST
Coordinates:49.654°N -104.242°W[2]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S4H 3E7
Area Code:306 and 639
Blank Name:Highway(s)
Blank1 Name:Railway(s)
Blank2 Name:Waterway(s)

The Rural Municipality of Brokenshell No. 68 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and Division No. 2. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Brokenshell No. 68 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[3]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.

Organized hamlets[4]
Localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Brokenshell No. 68 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 845.97km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Brokenshell No. 68 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 850.01km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]

Government

The RM of Brokenshell No. 68 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Thursday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is Garry Christopherson while its administrator is Jenna Smolinski.[1] The RM's office is located in Weyburn.[1] The RM's office was located in Trossachs until 1998 when permission was received to share offices with the RM of Weyburn No. 67, though technical operations remain in Trossachs.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipality Details: RM of Brokenshell No. 68 . Government of Saskatchewan . May 21, 2020.
  2. Web site: Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip) . Government of Canada . July 24, 2019 . May 23, 2020.
  3. Web site: Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical) . Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs . May 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110421074230/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha . April 21, 2011.
  4. Web site: 2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant . Government of Saskatchewan . May 4, 2020 .
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 13, 2022.
  6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 1, 2020.
  7. http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx Saskatchewan Municipal Database