Rural Municipality of Spalding No. 368

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°18′07″N 104°23′13″W / 52.302°N 104.387°W / 52.302; -104.387^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division14SARM division4Formed^[2]December 11, 1911Government

^[3]

• ReeveEugene Eggerman • Governing bodyRM of Spalding No. 368 Council • AdministratorCathy Holt • Office locationSpaldingArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land811.47 km² (313.31 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total453 • Density0.6/km² (2/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Spalding No. 368 (2016 population: 453) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4.

History

The RM of Spalding No. 368 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2]

Heritage properties

St. Michael's Anglican Church (dedicated on May 17, 1909) and its associated cemetery is located 20 kilometres southeast of Daphne within the RM. The church was in active service until 1943.^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	955	—
1986	869	−9.0%
1991	768	−11.6%
1996	681	−11.3%
2001	612	−10.1%
2006	425	−30.6%
2011	447	+5.2%
2016	453	+1.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Spalding No. 368 had a population of 420 living in 172 of its 197 total private dwellings, a change of -7.3% from its 2016 population of 453. With a land area of 811.15 km² (313.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Spalding No. 368 recorded a population of 453 living in 192 of its 230 total private dwellings, a 1.3% change from its 2011 population of 447. With a land area of 811.47 km² (313.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Economy

The economy of the RM is predominantly agricultural.^[9]

Government

The RM of Spalding No. 368 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 Eugene Eggerman while its administrator is Cathy Holt.^[3] The RM's office is located in Spalding.^[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 Spalding No. 368". 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.
^ Heritage Property - St. Michael's Anglican Church
^ "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.
^ Sask Biz