Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°14′46″N 108°41′06″W / 52.246°N 108.685°W / 52.246; -108.685^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division13SARM division6Formed^[2]December 12, 1910Government

^[3]

• ReeveGerald Gerlinsky • Governing bodyRM of Reford No. 379 Council • AdministratorSherry Huber • Office locationWilkieArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land707.06 km² (273.00 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total257 • Density0.4/km² (1/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379 (2016 population: 257) 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 Reford No. 379 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

Landis

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Brass
Cathkin
Cavell (dissolved as a village, January 1, 1943)^[5]
Leipzig (dissolved as a village, February 1, 1984)^[6]
Reford
St. Alphege
Wolfe

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	558	—
1986	511	−8.4%
1991	417	−18.4%
1996	367	−12.0%
2001	329	−10.4%
2006	296	−10.0%
2011	235	−20.6%
2016	257	+9.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Reford No. 379 had a population of 222 living in 90 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of -13.6% from its 2016 population of 257. With a land area of 695.85 km² (268.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Reford No. 379 recorded a population of 257 living in 99 of its 119 total private dwellings, a 9.4% change from its 2011 population of 235. With a land area of 707.06 km² (273.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Reford No. 379 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 Gerald Gerlinsky while its administrator is Sherry Huber.^[3] The RM's office is located in Wilkie.^[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 Reford No. 379". 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.
^ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
^ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
^ "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.