Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379

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.

Reford No. 379
Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379
Location of the RM of Reford No. 379 in Saskatchewan
Location of the RM of Reford No. 379 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°14′46″N 108°41′06″W / 52.246°N 108.685°W / 52.246; -108.685[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division13
SARM division6
Formed[2]December 12, 1910
Government
 • ReeveGerald Gerlinsky
 • Governing bodyRM of Reford No. 379 Council
 • AdministratorSherry Huber
 • Office locationWilkie
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land707.06 km2 (273.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total257
 • Density0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Area code(s)306 and 639

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

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)
YearPop.±%
1981558—    
1986511−8.4%
1991417−18.4%
1996367−12.0%
2001329−10.4%
2006296−10.0%
2011235−20.6%
2016257+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

See also

References