Rural Municipality of Willowdale No. 153

Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality January 1, 1913
Area
 • Total 605.06 km2 (233.61 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 333
 • Density 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC (UTC-6)
Area code(s) 306
Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan
RM of Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan

Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 333 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. Residents also belong to SARM Division No. 1 and Census Division No. 5, Saskatchewan. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913.[1] No localities in this RM.[2] The town of Whitewood has its own municipal governing body.[3] The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area, and the Monarch (Danaus plexippus) is also monitored in this area by conservationists.[4]

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.

— Tecumseh No. 65 [5]

Statistics

Heritage

New Finland is a Finnish speaking block settlement locates within the RM. The St. John's New Finland Lutheran Church, with an active congregation, was officially declared a municipal heritage property on May 4, 2007. The church building was built in 1907, and then the community moved it in 1934 by steam engine to the present location five miles south of the original construction site. This ardous undertaking necessitated sawing the church in half.

Area statistics

Coordinates: 50°27′14″N 102°14′24″W / 50.453889°N 102.240000°W[8]

References

  1. ↑ "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Government of Saskatchewan), archived from the original (– SCHOLAR SEARCH) on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2007-12-29
  2. ↑ "4705033 - Willowdale No. 153, geographical codes and localities, 2006", Statistics Canada (Government of Canada), retrieved 2007-12-29
  3. ↑ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2007-12-29
  4. ↑ "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  5. ↑ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, retrieved 2007-12-27
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  8. ↑ "Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-26.

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