Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°56′35″N 103°09′50″W / 50.943°N 103.164°W / 50.943; -103.164^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division5SARM division1Formed^[2]January 1, 1913Government

^[3]

• ReeveMax Halyk • Governing bodyRM of Stanley No. 215 Council • AdministratorDawn Oehler • Office locationMelvilleArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land855.4 km² (330.3 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total505 • Density0.6/km² (2/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215 (2016 population: 505) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Stanley No. 215 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Cities

Melville

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

Westview

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	966	—
1986	915	−5.3%
1991	782	−14.5%
1996	696	−11.0%
2001	579	−16.8%
2006	509	−12.1%
2011	516	+1.4%
2016	505	−2.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Stanley No. 215 had a population of 508 living in 196 of its 225 total private dwellings, a change of 0.6% from its 2016 population of 505. With a land area of 824.95 km² (318.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Stanley No. 215 recorded a population of 505 living in 210 of its 240 total private dwellings, a -2.1% change from its 2011 population of 516. With a land area of 855.4 km² (330.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Stanley No. 215 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Max Halyk while its administrator is Dawn Oehler.^[3] The RM's office is located in Melville.^[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 Stanley No. 215". 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.
^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "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.