| Lipton No. 217 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Lipton No. 217 |
| 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: | 6 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Corey Senft |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Lipton No. 217 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Frank Kosa |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Lipton |
| 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: | 813.69 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 381 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.5 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 50.952°N -103.89°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 Lipton No. 217 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 1.
The RM of Lipton No. 217 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[3]
A section of the Carlton Trail[7] from the Touchwood Hills[8] to the Fishing Lakes in Qu'Appelle Valley was called the Fort Qu'Appelle-Touchwood Hills Trail[9] and a portion of it passed through the RM of Lipton No. 217. The route was used regularly by traders, settlers, Métis, and First Nations from the 1850s until 1890 when the railway came through the area. The Dominion Telegraph line was built alongside the trail. In 1885 General Frederick Middleton used this trail with his column of militia en route to Batoche, Saskatchewan during the North-West Rebellion. After the completion of the railway, the trail continued to be used by locals. Eventually, though, with the introduction of the automobile, the trail, and many others like it, fell into disuse and were often ploughed over.[10]
A section of the Fort Qu'Appelle-Touchwood Hills Trail is commemorated as a historic site alongside Highway 35 north of the town of Fort Qu'Appelle in the RM of Lipton No. 217. The site has a cairn and is 0.13ha in size. Ruts from the Red River carts can still be seen in the prairie grass by the site.[11]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Lipton No. 217 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 805.35km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[12]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Lipton No. 217 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 813.69km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[13]
The RM of Lipton No. 217 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Tuesday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is Corey Senft while its administrator is Frank Kosa.[1] The RM's office is located in Lipton.[1]