Rural Municipality of Deer Forks No. 232

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°50′49″N 109°53′17″W / 50.847°N 109.888°W / 50.847; -109.888^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division8SARM division3Formed^[2]January 1, 1913Government

^[3]

• ReeveDoug Smith • Governing bodyRM of Deer Forks No. 232 Council • AdministratorKim Lacelle • Office locationBurstallArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land736.26 km² (284.27 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total109 • Density0.1/km² (0.3/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTPostal code

S0N 0H0

Area code(s)306 and 639Highway(s)Highway 321
Highway 635
Highway 741Waterway(s)South Saskatchewan RiverWebsiteOfficial website

The Rural Municipality of Deer Forks No. 232 (2016 population: 109) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary, neighbouring Cypress County to the west.

History

The RM of Deer Forks No. 232 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

Burstall

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Estuary
Gascoigne

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	286	—
1986	266	−7.0%
1991	258	−3.0%
1996	242	−6.2%
2001	226	−6.6%
2006	213	−5.8%
2011	223	+4.7%
2016	109	−51.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[5]^[6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Deer Forks No. 232 had a population of 208 living in 46 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change of -0.5% from its 2016 population of 209. With a land area of 736.87 km² (284.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Deer Forks No. 232 recorded a population of 109 living in 45 of its 56 total private dwellings, a -51.1% change from its 2011 population of 223. With a land area of 736.26 km² (284.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km² (0.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Deer Forks No. 232 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Doug Smith and its administrator is Kim Lacelle.^[3] The RM's office is located in Burstall.^[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 Deer Forks No. 232". 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.