| Willowdale No. 153 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Willowdale No. 153 |
| 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 Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Larry Sippola |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Willowdale No. 153 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Andrea Smyth |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Whitewood |
| 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: | 604.13 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 299 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.5 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 50.454°N -102.24°W[2] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0G 5C0 |
| Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
| Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
| Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Willowdale No. 153 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the southeast portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and Division No. 1.
The RM of Willowdale No. 153 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[3]
The RM's municipal office building, located at 711 Lalonde Street in Whitewood, was originally built in 1935 to house Whitewood's post office. The building is a designated heritage property.[4] The building was constructed by the federal government as a make-work project during the depression era.
The burrowing owl (athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area, and the monarch butterfly (danaus plexippus) is also monitored in this area by conservationists.[5]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Willowdale No. 153 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 594.03km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Willowdale No. 153 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 604.13km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]
The RM of Willowdale No. 153 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 Larry Sippola while its administrator is Andrea Smyth.[1] The RM's office is located in Whitewood.[1]