| Moose Mountain No. 63 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Moose Mountain No. 63 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Name5: | Souris—Moose Mountain |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Subdivision Name6: | Cannington |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Kelly Brimner |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Christie Hislop |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Carlyle |
| 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: | 738.38 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 492 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.7 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 49.611°N -102.143°W[2] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0C 0R0 |
| Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
| Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
| Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Moose Mountain No. 63 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and Division No. 1. It is located in the south-east portion of the province.
The RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[3] It derived its name from the large number of moose that inhabit the Moose Mountain Uplands in the north-west corner of the RM.
The Church of All Saints, built in 1885, and the Humphrys/Hewlett House, built in 1888, are historical properties located in Cannington Manor Provincial Park.[4] The park is in the north-east corner of the RM and is a IUCN protected area category III and on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Cowper, Service, and Wordsworth are all named after famous British and Canadian poets. They are all found along the CN Railway and are part of "Poet's Corner", along with several other communities along that railway line in south-east Saskatchewan.[7]
There are two provincial parks within the RM of Moose Mountain. Near the north-east corner is Cannington Manor Provincial Park and along the north part of the RM in the Moose Mountain Upland is Moose Mountain Provincial Park.
Near the north-west corner of the RM on the eastern shore of Kippan Lake,[8] along the border of Moose Mountain Provincial Park, is Saskairie (49°42'24.0"N 102°23'06.1"W). Saskairie is a Nature Conservancy of Canada property that was established in 1974 by Prairie Lore and Living Society on three-quarters of a section of woodland wilderness. Prairie Lore and Living Society was formed in 1972 as a non-profit organisation. The three founding members were Jack MacKenzie, Don Stewart, and Nora Stewart.
The park was originally created to provide a year-round outdoor and environmental educational facility for students. In 1977, a cabin was built that could accommodate 32 people.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 718.23km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 738.38km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[10]
The RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 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 Kelly Brimner while its Administrator is Christie Hislop.[1] The RM's office is located in Carlyle.[1]