Rural Municipality of Buffalo No. 409

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°29′49″N 108°27′04″W / 52.497°N 108.451°W / 52.497; -108.451^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division13SARM division6Formed^[2]December 13, 1909Government

^[3]

• ReeveLeslie Kroschinski • Governing bodyRM of Buffalo No. 409 Council • AdministratorSherry Huber • Office locationWilkieArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land1,222.08 km² (471.85 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total506 • Density0.4/km² (1/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Buffalo No. 409 (2016 population: 506) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Buffalo No. 409 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

Wilkie

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.

Unincorporated hamlets

Bush
Cloan
Phippen
Red Pheasant
Swarthmore
Thackeray

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	598	—
1986	565	−5.5%
1991	518	−8.3%
1996	473	−8.7%
2001	618	+30.7%
2006	525	−15.0%
2011	506	−3.6%
2016	506	+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[5]^[6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Buffalo No. 409 had a population of 420 living in 173 of its 188 total private dwellings, a change of -17% from its 2016 population of 506. With a land area of 1,204.97 km² (465.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Buffalo No. 409 recorded a population of 506 living in 192 of its 204 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 506. With a land area of 1,222.08 km² (471.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Buffalo No. 409 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Leslie Kroschinski while its administrator is Sherry Huber.^[3] The RM's office is located in Wilkie.^[3]

References

^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Municipality Details: RM of Buffalo No. 409". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.