Rural Municipality of Gravelbourg No. 104 explained

Gravelbourg No. 104
Official Name:Rural Municipality of Gravelbourg No. 104
Settlement Type:Rural municipality
Image Map1:SK RM 104 Gravelbourg.svg
Mapsize1:200
Map Caption1:Location of the RM of Gravelbourg No. 104 in Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:3
Subdivision Type4: division
Subdivision Name4:2
Subdivision Type5:Federal riding
Subdivision Name5:Cypress Hills—Grasslands
Subdivision Type6:Provincial riding
Subdivision Name6:Wood River
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Guy Lorrain
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:RM of Gravelbourg No. 104 Council
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Patricia Verville
Leader Title3:Office location
Leader Name3:Gravelbourg
Established Title:Formed
Established Title2:Formed
Established Date2:December 9, 1912
Established Title3:Name change
Established Title4:Name change
Established Title5:Amalgamated
Area Footnotes: (2016)
Area Land Km2:841.98
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:472
Population Density Km2:0.6
Timezone:CST
Timezone Dst:CST
Coordinates:49.907°N -106.6°W[2]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0H 1X0
Area Code:306 and 639
Blank Name:Highway(s)
Blank1 Name:Railway(s)
Blank2 Name:Waterway(s)

The Rural Municipality of Gravelbourg No. 104 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and Division No. 2. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

History

The RM of Gravelbourg No. 104 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912.[3] Its preceding local improvement district was established in 1908.

Geography

Wood River and Notukeu Creek are two natural features in the RM. The lake resort of Gaumond Bay is on Thomson Lake near Thomson Lake Regional Park.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Historic sites

There are there are seven Saskatchewan historical sites on the Canadian Register of Historic Places in the RM.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Gravelbourg No. 104 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 824.45km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Gravelbourg No. 104 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 841.98km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

Government

The RM of Gravelbourg No. 104 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 Guy Lorrain while its administrator is Patricia Verville.[1] The RM's office is located in Gravelbourg.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipality Details: RM of Gravelbourg No. 104 . 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: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 13, 2022.
  5. 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.