Rural Municipality of Rocanville No. 151

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Rocanville No. 151
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The Rural Municipality of Rocanville No. 151 (

2016 population: 507) 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 Rocanville No. 151 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912.[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981823—    
1986732−11.1%
1991679−7.2%
2016
507−4.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Rocanville No. 151 had a population of 544 living in 202 of its 227 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2016 population of 507. With a land area of 748.04 km2 (288.82 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 Rocanville No. 151 recorded a population of 507 living in 187 of its 197 total private dwellings, a -4.9% change from its 2011 population of 533. With a land area of 758.48 km2 (292.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km2 (1.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Economy

Agriculture is the major industry in the RM.

Attractions

Government

The RM of Rocanville No. 151 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.

reeve of the RM is Murray Reid while its administrator is Sylvia Anderson.[3] The RM's office is located in Rocanville.[3]

Transportation

The

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
, is located within the RM.

References

  1. ^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Municipality Details: RM of Rocanville No. 151". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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