Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308 explained

Big Quill No. 308
Official Name:Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308
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 Name3:10
Subdivision Type4: division
Subdivision Name4:4
Subdivision Type5:Federal riding
Subdivision Type6:Provincial riding
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Howie Linnen
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:RM of Big Quill No. 308 Council
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Santana Dawson
Leader Title3:Office location
Leader Name3:Wynyard
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 Km2:739.86
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:519
Population Density Km2:0.7
Timezone:CST
Timezone Dst:CST
Coordinates:51.678°N -104.342°W[2]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0A 4T0
Area Code:306 and 639
Blank Name:Highway(s)
Blank1 Name:Railway(s)
Blank2 Name:Waterway(s)

The Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and Division No. 4. It is located in the east-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Big Quill No. 308 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[3]

There are two places on the Canadian Register of Historic Places in the RM of Big Qill:

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.

Organized hamlets[6]
Special service areas
Localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Big Quill No. 308 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 730.34km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Big Quill No. 308 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 739.86km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[9]

Government

The RM of Big Quill No. 308 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 Howie Linnen while its administrator is Santana Dawson.[1] The RM's office is located in Wynyard.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipality Details: RM of Big Quill No. 308 . 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: Amma's House . 2013-11-10.
  5. Web site: St. John Bohoslav Krasne Church. 2013-11-10.
  6. Web site: 2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant . Government of Saskatchewan . May 4, 2020 .
  7. Krasne. HAFFL. 2015-07-04.
  8. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 13, 2022.
  9. 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.