Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

53°04′01″N 103°57′36″W / 53.067°N 103.960°W / 53.067; -103.960^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division14SARM division4Formed^[2]December 11, 1911Government

^[3]

• ReeveArthur Lalonde • Governing bodyRM of Connaught No. 457 Council • AdministratorJaime Orr • Office locationTisdaleArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land853.11 km² (329.39 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total586 • Density0.7/km² (2/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457 (2016 population: 586) 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 Connaught No. 457 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2] It was previously Local Improvement District No. 457.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

Ridgedale

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	982	—
1986	969	−1.3%
1991	865	−10.7%
1996	815	−5.8%
2001	748	−8.2%
2006	656	−12.3%
2011	629	−4.1%
2016	586	−6.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[5]^[6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Connaught No. 457 had a population of 491 living in 196 of its 221 total private dwellings, a change of -16.2% from its 2016 population of 586. With a land area of 848.82 km² (327.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Connaught No. 457 recorded a population of 586 living in 227 of its 253 total private dwellings, a -6.8% change from its 2011 population of 629. With a land area of 853.11 km² (329.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Connaught No. 457 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Arthur Lalonde while its administrator is Jaime Orr.^[3] The RM's office is located in Tisdale.^[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 Connaught No. 457". 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.
^ "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.