Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231 explained

Happyland No. 231
Official Name:Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231
Settlement Type:Rural municipality
Other Name:Prussia No. 231 (1913 – 1917)
Image Map1:SK RM 231 Happyland.svg
Mapsize1:200
Map Caption1:Location of the RM of Happyland No. 231 in Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:8
Subdivision Type4: division
Subdivision Name4:3
Subdivision Type5:Federal riding
Subdivision Name5:Cypress Hills—Grasslands
Subdivision Type6:Provincial riding
Subdivision Name6:Cypress Hills
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Timothy Geiger
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:RM of Happyland No. 231 Council
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Kim Lacelle
Leader Title3:Office location
Leader Name3:Leader
Established Title:Formed
Established Title2:Formed
Established Date2:January 1, 1913
Established Title3:Name change
Established Date3:1917
Established Title4:Name change
Established Title5:Amalgamated
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:1269.18
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:285
Population Density Km2:0.2
Timezone:CST
Timezone Dst:CST
Coordinates:50.899°N -109.578°W[2]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306 and 639
Blank Name:Highway(s)
Blank Info:

Blank1 Name:Railway(s)
Blank1 Info:Great Sandhills Railway
Blank2 Name:Waterway(s)

The Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231 (2021 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary and south of the South Saskatchewan River.

History

On January 1, 1913, the RM of Happyland No. 231 became a rural municipality.[3] It was originally named the RM of Prussia No. 231 but its name was changed sometime during 1917, at the height of the First World War and anti-German sentiment in Saskatchewan.[4]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns
Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Happyland No. 231 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1269.18km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Happyland No. 231 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1259km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]

Government

The RM of Happyland No. 231 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is Timothy Geiger while its administrator is Kim Lacelle.[1] The RM's office is located in Leader.[1]

Transportation

Rail
Roads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipality Details: RM of Happyland No. 231 . 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. Book: Barry, Bill . People Places : The Dictionary of Saskatchewan Place Names . . People Places Publishing Ltd. . 1998 . 1-894022-19-X.
  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.