Silverwood No. 123 | |
Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Silverwood No. 123 |
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: | 5 |
Subdivision Type4: | division |
Subdivision Name4: | 1 |
Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
Subdivision Name5: | Souris—Moose Mountain |
Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
Subdivision Name6: | Moosomin |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Reeve |
Leader Name: | William MacPherson |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | RM of Silverwood No. 123 Council |
Leader Title2: | Administrator |
Leader Name2: | Jennalee Beutler |
Leader Title3: | Office location |
Leader Name3: | Whitewood |
Established Title: | Formed |
Established Title2: | Formed |
Established Date2: | October 31, 1911 |
Established Title3: | Name change |
Established Title4: | Name change |
Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
Area Land Km2: | 844.61 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 410 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.5 |
Timezone: | CST |
Timezone Dst: | CST |
Coordinates: | 50.179°N -102.196°W[2] |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
Website: | S0G 5C0 |
The Rural Municipality of Silverwood No. 123 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.
The RM of Silverwood No. 123 incorporated as a rural municipality on October 31, 1911.[3]
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), a species of special concern, makes its home in this area.[4]
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Silverwood No. 123 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 827.96km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Silverwood No. 123 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 844.61km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]
The RM of Silverwood No. 123 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is William MacPherson while its administrator is Jennalee Beutler.[1] The RM's office is located in Whitewood.[1]