Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136 explained

Coulee No. 136
Official Name:Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136
Settlement Type:Rural municipality
Image Map1:SK RM 136 Coulee.svg
Mapsize1:200
Map Caption1:Location of the RM of Coulee No. 136 in Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:7
Subdivision Type4: division
Subdivision Name4:3
Subdivision Type5:Federal riding
Subdivision Type6:Provincial riding
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Greg Targerson
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:RM of Coulee No. 136 Council
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Tammy Knight
Leader Title3:Office location
Leader Name3:Swift Current
Established Title:Formed
Established Title2:Formed
Established Date2:December 12, 1910
Established Title3:Name change
Established Title4:Name change
Established Title5:Amalgamated
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:840.54
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:669
Population Density Km2:0.8
Timezone:CST
Timezone Dst:CST
Coordinates:50.179°N -107.442°W[2]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306 and 639
Blank Name:Highway(s)
Blank Info:Highway 363
Highway 609
Highway 721
Highway 739
Blank1 Name:Railway(s)
Blank2 Name:Waterway(s)
Blank2 Info:Braddock Lake
Highfield Reservoir

The Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and Division No. 3. The RM is located in the southwest portion of the province, southeast of the City of Swift Current.

History

The RM of Coulee No. 136 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.[3]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets
Localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Coulee No. 136 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 840.54km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Coulee No. 136 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 843.69km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

Government

The RM of Coulee No. 136 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 Greg Targerson while its administrator is Tammy Knight.[1] The RM's office is located in Swift Current.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipality Details: RM of Coulee No. 136 . 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.