Rural Municipality of Montrose No. 315

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

51°45′54″N 107°02′42″W / 51.765°N 107.045°W / 51.765; -107.045^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division12SARM division5Formed^[2]December 13, 1909Government

^[3]

• ReeveMurray Purcell • Governing bodyRM of Montrose No. 315 Council • AdministratorDesiree Bouvier • Office locationDelisleArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land898.38 km² (346.87 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total712 • Density0.8/km² (2/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Montrose No. 315 (2016 population: 712) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and SARM Division No. 5.

History

The RM of Montrose No. 315 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Donavon
Gledhow
Laura (dissolved as a village, December 31, 1954, again December 28, 1978)
Swanson
Valley Park

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	668	—
1986	699	+4.6%
1991	714	+2.1%
1996	693	−2.9%
2001	710	+2.5%
2006	648	−8.7%
2011	712	+9.9%
2016	712	+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 Montrose No. 315 had a population of 647 living in 249 of its 283 total private dwellings, a change of -9.1% from its 2016 population of 712. With a land area of 897.57 km² (346.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Montrose No. 315 recorded a population of 712 living in 269 of its 299 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 712. With a land area of 898.38 km² (346.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km² (2.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Montrose No. 315 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Murray Purcell while its administrator is Desiree Bouvier.^[3] The RM's office is located in Delisle.^[3]

Transportation

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 Montrose No. 315". 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.