Rural Municipality of Wise Creek No. 77 explained

Wise Creek No. 77
Official Name:Rural Municipality of Wise Creek No. 77
Settlement Type:Rural municipality
Image Map1:SK RM 77 Wise Creek.svg
Mapsize1:200
Map Caption1:Location of the RM of Wise Creek No. 77 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:Wood River
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Denis Chenard
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:RM of Wise Creek No. 77 Council
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Kathy Collins
Leader Title3:Office location
Leader Name3:Shaunavon
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 Km2:845.81
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:205
Population Density Km2:0.2
Timezone:CST
Timezone Dst:CST
Coordinates:49.658°N -107.81°W[2]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0N 2M0
Area Code:306 and 639
Blank Name:Highway(s)
Blank1 Name:Railway(s)
Blank2 Name:Waterway(s)

The Rural Municipality of Wise Creek No. 77 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 4 and Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province near Admiral.

History

The RM of Wise Creek No. 77 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[3]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wise Creek No. 77 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 822.49km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wise Creek No. 77 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 845.81km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]

Government

The RM of Wise Creek No. 77 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 Denis Chenard while its administrator is Kathy Collins.[1] The RM's office is located in Shaunavon. The RM shares this office with the RM of Grassy Creek.[1]

Transportation

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipality Details: RM of Wise Creek No. 77 . 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. http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?Function=getVD&TVD=134850&CVD=134853&CPV=4704028&CST=01012001&CLV=3&MLV=3 Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2001
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 13, 2022.
  6. 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.