Rural Municipality of Newcombe No. 260

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

51°02′31″N 109°06′40″W / 51.042°N 109.111°W / 51.042; -109.111^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division8SARM division3Formed^[2]December 11, 1911Government

^[3]

• ReeveKen McBride • Governing bodyRM of Newcombe No. 260 Council • AdministratorMonica Buddecke • Office locationGliddenArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land1,075.6 km² (415.3 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total342 • Density0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Newcombe No. 260 (2016 population: 342) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3. It is located in the west-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Newcombe No. 260 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2] It is named after Allan Simpson Newcombe who played a leadership role in establishing the Boston Colony of immigrants from Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]}

Heritage properties

There is one designated heritage property in the RM.

Ukrainian Catholic Parish of St. John the Baptist - Constructed in 1944 the church is located 20 km southwest of Kindersley. The site also contains a one-room school that was related to the site in 1961 for use as a church hall. Religious services were last conducted at the church in 1986.^[5]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Dankin
Glidden (dissolved as a village, October 19, 2000)
Inglenook
Madison (dissolved as a village, February 1, 1998)
Sandgren

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	444	—
1986	419	−5.6%
1991	368	−12.2%
1996	349	−5.2%
2001	405	+16.0%
2006	361	−10.9%
2011	400	+10.8%
2016	342	−14.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Newcombe No. 260 had a population of 356 living in 110 of its 133 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 342. With a land area of 1,094.64 km² (422.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Newcombe No. 260 recorded a population of 342 living in 112 of its 119 total private dwellings, a -14.5% change from its 2011 population of 400. With a land area of 1,075.6 km² (415.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Newcombe No. 260 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 Ken McBride while its administrator is Monica Buddecke.^[3] The RM's office is located in Glidden.^[3]

Transportation

The RM is at the intersection of Highway 21 and Highway 44. The Lemsford Ferry is located within the RM.

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 Newcombe No. 260". 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.
^ Ukrainian Catholic Parish of St. John the Baptist
^ "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.