Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164

Chaplin No. 164
Coordinates: 50°35′0.36″N 106°35′4.33″W / 50.5834333°N 106.5845361°W
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality January 1, 1913
Area
  Land 802.74 km2 (309.94 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 138
  Density 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone UTC (UTC-6)
Chaplin No. 164
RM of Chaplin No. 164, Saskatchewan

Chaplin No. 164 is a rural municipality of 138 rural residents (2006 census) in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913.[1] Other urban municipalities in the area include Chaplin, Droxford, Halvorgate, Melaval and Val Jean. Chaplin Lake is a large saline lake in this area. The production of sodium sulphate is a major economic industry combined with grain and livestock agriculture.[2][3]

Aerial view of Sk Hwy 58 through Chaplin Lake

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councillors, 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.

— Tecumseh No. 65 [4]

Statistics

Aerial view of Sk Hwy 58 through Chaplin Lake

Area statistics

Coordinates: 50°25′00″N 106°35′04″W / 50.416765762°N 106.584534688°W

References

  1. "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Government of Saskatchewan), archived from the original (– SCHOLAR SEARCH) on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2007-12-26
  2. Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2007-12-26
  3. "Sask Biz", Saskatchewan profile (Government of Saskatchewan), retrieved 2007-12-26
  4. Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, retrieved 2007-12-27
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.

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