| Reno No. 51 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Other Name: | RM of Reno |
| Image Map1: | SK RM 51 Reno.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Map Caption1: | Location of the RM of Reno No. 51 in Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 4 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 3 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Name5: | Cypress Hills—Grasslands |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Subdivision Name6: | Cypress Hills |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Brian McMillan |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Reno No. 51 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Tanya Howell |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Consul |
| 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)[2] |
| Area Land Km2: | 3461.61 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 343 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.1 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 49.342°N -109.551°W[3] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0N 0P0 |
| Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
| Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
| Blank Info: | Highway 13 Highway 18 Highway 21 Highway 615 |
| Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
| Blank2 Info: | Cypress Lake Battle Creek |
The Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51 (2021 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 4 and Division No. 3. Located in the southwest corner of the province, it is adjacent to the United States border to the south and the Alberta boundary to the west.
The RM of Reno No. 51 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[4] Reno, Nevada and Reno County, Kansas are both named for Jesse Lee Reno, a Union general in the American Civil War. However, no record exists of why the Saskatchewan RM's name might derive from this source. An alternative explanation is that RENO is an acronym of four rural post offices in the vicinity - Russthorn (near Robsart), Eden Valley (southwest of Cypress Lake), Nashlyn (south of Consul), and Oxarat (west of Cypress Lake). Although Nashlyn then lay outside the boundary of the RM, similar acronymic names are not unknown on the Canadian prairies; see also Sangudo, Alberta.[5]
The RM of Reno No. 51 is in the southwest corner of the province. It neighbours Hill County and Blaine County in Montana to the south and Cypress County in Alberta to the west. Within Saskatchewan, it is adjacent to the RMs of Maple Creek No. 111, White Valley No. 49, and Frontier No. 19.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are located in the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Reno No. 51 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 3424.73km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Reno No. 51 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 3461.61km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[9]
Govenlock-Nashlyn-Battle Creek Grasslands (SK 039) is an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada[10] located at the south-western corner of the RM of Reno. It is a rectangular-shaped IBA site with the southern boundary running along the border with Montana. The western boundary runs up for along the border with Alberta and the northern boundary extends towards the communities of Govenlock and Nashlyn and Battle Creek. From Nashlyn, it heads straight south back to the U.S. border. The site totals and has an elevation range of 903 to 1,001 metres. Access is from Highway 21.
The landscape of Govenlock-Nashlyn-Battle Creek Grasslands consists of large expanses of native grassland and rugged valleys with steep cliffs and cut banks. Originating from the Cypress Hills to the north, several of the streams that run through the site have been dammed to provide water for cattle. McRae, Lodge, and Middle Creeks are the primary waterways through the site while Battle Creek skirts the north-eastern edge. A variety of birds are found in the IBA, including the sage grouse, prairie falcon, golden eagle, ferruginous hawk, violet-green swallow, burrowing owl, rock wren, short-eared owl, sage thrasher, rough-legged hawk, long-billed curlew, Sprague's pipit, Baird's sparrow, Brewer's sparrow, chestnut-collared longspur, McCown's longspur, and the Bullock's oriole. The creeks and dams also provide important habit for fawning and wintering pronghorn.[11]
The RM of Reno No. 51 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 Brian McMillan while its administrator is Tanya Howell.[1] The RM's office is located in Consul.[1]
The following is a list of Saskatchewan highways, railways, and other forms of transportation that service the area.