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| South Qu'appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan |
| Country |
Canada |
| Province |
Saskatchewan |
| Local improvement district |
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| Rural Municipality |
August 6, 1884 |
| Government |
| - Reeve |
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| - Administrator |
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| - Councilor |
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| - Councilor |
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| - Councilor |
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| Area |
| - Total |
889.73 km² (343.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) |
| - Total |
1,066 |
| - Density |
1.2/km² (3.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone |
UTC (UTC-6) |
South Qu'appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan
RM of South Qu'appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan
This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Qu'appelle
South Qu'appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 1,066 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated August 6, 1884.[1] Other localities in the area include Avonhurst, Balgonie, Edgeley, McLean, and Qu'Appelle [2] [3] [4] The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area.[5]
A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.
| A person could work for the municipality and have his earnings put toward the taxes on his land; at one time, money collected in each Division stayed in that Division....The RM has as its responsibilities for many areas: agricultural programs and concerns in general; tax collections for needs of the municipality - road construction and maintenance; protective services - pest control, fire protection, weed control, environmental development, cultural and educational services; medical and veterinary needs and so forth. |
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— Tecumseh No. 65 [6]
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[edit] Statistics
According to the Canada 2006 Census[7]:
| • Population: |
1,066 (-2.9 % from 2001) |
| • Land area: |
889.73 km² (343.53 sq mi) |
| • Population density: |
0.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.52 /sq mi) |
| • National population rank (Out of 5,008): |
Ranked Not Available |
| • Median age: |
Not Available (males: Not Available, females: Not Available) |
| • Total private dwellings: |
414 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: |
391 |
| • Mean household income: |
$Not Available |
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[edit] Area statistics
- Lat 50.50007488°
- Long -104.001065554
- Time zone (est) UTC-6
[edit] References
- ^ MRD Municipal Status Information, Government of Saskatchewan, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/incorp/rmincorpdatenum.html>. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
- ^ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, <http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmname.asp>. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
- ^ 4708001 - Swift Current No. 137, geographical codes and localities ,2006, Government of Canada, <http://stds.statcan.ca/english/sgc/2006/2006-cma-searchlocal-fin.asp?criteria=4708001>. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
- ^ Wheatlands No. 163, Government of Saskatchewan, <http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=1025>. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
- ^ Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database. Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan, Tecumseh No. 65, <http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=1003>. Retrieved on 27 December 2007
- ^ 2006 Community Profile
- ^ 2006 Community Profiles. Statistics Canada. Government of Canada (2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
- ^ South Qu'appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America. World Index. Rumbletum.org (2004). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
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