| Pense No. 160 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Image Map1: | SK RM 160 Pense.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Map Caption1: | Location of the RM of Pense No. 160 in Saskatchewan |
| 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: | 2 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Tom Lemon |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Pense No. 160 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Cathy Ripplinger |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Pense |
| 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: | 841.48 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 508 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.6 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 50.493°N -105.145°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 Pense No. 160 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 2. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.
The RM of Pense No. 160 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[3] Prior to incorporation, the RM had its beginnings in 1897 with a single township having been formed as a local improvement district (LID).[4] In 1904, small LIDs made way for larger LIDs formed in accordance with the LID Ordinance of 1903.[4] The larger LID No. 160 ultimately preceded the formation of the RM of Pense No. 160.[4] In 1923, the population of the RM of Pense No. 160 had risen 2,227 residents.[5]
Nicolle Flats Nature Area (Buffalo Pound Provincial Park) is located in the RM as well. The burrowing owl (athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area. Bigmouth buffalo (ictiobus cyprinellus) is of special concern in this ecoregion.[6]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Pense No. 160 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 840.18km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Pense No. 160 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 841.48km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[8]
The RM of Pense No. 160 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 Tom Lemon while its administrator is Cathy Ripplinger.[1] The RM's office is located in Pense.[1]
Within this RM are 600km (400miles) of roads of which the Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) is one of the main roads.
This rural municipality was home to several one room school districts such as Leamington, Rose Park, Eastview, Fairville, Coulee, Stony Beach, Rocky Lake, Sarawak, Bruceville, Wayside, Kenilworth, Cottonwood, Wellington, Broadway, Coventry, Blink Bonny, Wascana and Fosest. These have been replaced by consolidated schools and the larger school divisions of today.