Rural Municipality of McLeod No. 185 explained

McLeod No. 185
Official Name:	Rural Municipality of McLeod No. 185
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:	5
Subdivision Type4:	division
Subdivision Name4:	1
Subdivision Type5:	Federal riding
Subdivision Type6:	Provincial riding
Government Footnotes:	^[1]
Leader Title:	Reeve
Leader Name:	Clifford Allen
Leader Title1:	Governing body
Leader Name1:	RM of McLeod No. 185 Council
Leader Title2:	Administrator
Leader Name2:	Tara Harris
Leader Title3:	Office location
Leader Name3:	Neudorf
Established Title:	Formed
Established Title2:	Formed
Established Date2:	January 1, 1913
Established Title3:	Name change
Established Title4:	Name change
Established Title5:	Amalgamated
Area Footnotes:	(2016)
Area Land Km2:	886.6
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	365
Population Density Km2:	0.4
Timezone:	CST
Timezone Dst:	CST
Coordinates:	50.593°N -103.04°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 McLeod No. 185 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Lemberg
• Neudorf

History

The RM of McLeod No. 185 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[3]

Heritage propertiesThere are three historical buildings located within the RM.

• Pheasant Forks Heritage Site - In Pheasant Forks the site consists of a school and a church. The church (originally called the Zion Methodist Church or Pheasant Forks Church) was constructed in 1905 by Primitive Methodist Colonists and remained in service until 1963. The four room school was constructed in 1920.^[4]
• Weissenberg School - Constructed in 1900 the one room school was the first separate (Catholic public school) in Saskatchewan. The school remained in service until 1964. It was originally called the Weissenberg Roman Catholic Public School; Weissenberg Separate School; and eventually the Weissenberg Teacherage.^[5]
• Zion Lutheran Church - Constructed in 1892, the church remained in active service until June 1964. Since that time a historical service is held each June.^[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of McLeod No. 185 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 872.52km2, it had a population density of in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of McLeod No. 185 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 886.6km2, it had a population density of in 2016.^[8]

Government

The RM of McLeod No. 185 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 Clifford Allen while its administrator is Tara Harris.^[1] The RM's office is located in Neudorf.^[1]

Transportation

Lemberg Airport is located within the rural municipality.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Municipality Details: RM of McLeod No. 185 . 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. http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/237.pdf Pheasant Forks Heritage Site
5. http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/240.pdf Weissenberg School
6. http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/241.pdf Zion Lutheran Church
7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 13, 2022.
8. 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.