Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°58′01″N 106°19′44″W / 50.967°N 106.329°W / 50.967; -106.329^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division7SARM division2Formed^[2]December 12, 1910Government

^[3]

• ReeveCorey Doerksen • Governing bodyRM of Huron No. 223 Council • AdministratorDaryl Dean • Office locationTugaskeArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land842.11 km² (325.14 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total198 • Density0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223 (2016 population: 198) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 2.

History

The RM of Huron No. 223 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

Tugaske.

Lakes and rivers

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	341	—
1986	315	−7.6%
1991	277	−12.1%
1996	263	−5.1%
2001	249	−5.3%
2006	233	−6.4%
2011	196	−15.9%
2016	198	+1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[5]^[6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Huron No. 223 had a population of 205 living in 47 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of 3.5% from its 2016 population of 198. With a land area of 830.68 km² (320.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Huron No. 223 recorded a population of 198 living in 48 of its 51 total private dwellings, a 1% change from its 2011 population of 196. With a land area of 842.11 km² (325.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Huron No. 223 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Corey Doerksen while its administrator is Daryl Dean.^[3] The RM's office is located in Tugaske.^[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 Huron No. 223". 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.