Rural Municipality of Silverwood No. 123

Silverwood No. 123, Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°10′43″N 102°11′46″W / 50.17861°N 102.19611°W / 50.17861; -102.19611
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality October 31, 1911
Area
 • Total 844.61 km2 (326.11 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 449
 • Density 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC (UTC-6)
Silverwood No. 123, Saskatchewan
RM of Silverwood No. 123, Saskatchewan

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Silverwood

Silverwood No. 123, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 164 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated October 31, 1911.[1] There are no localities in this area.[2] Historically, other localities in the area include Fairmede], St. Hubert, Vandura and Langbank.[3] The RM is located south of the Transcanada Highway.[4] The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), a species of special concern, 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.
— Tecumseh No. 65 [6]

Statistics

Area statistics

Coordinates: 50°10′43″N 102°11′46″W / 50.178611°N 102.196111°W / 50.178611; -102.196111[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. ↑ "4705011 - Silverwood No. 123, geographical codes and localities, 2006", Statistics Canada (Government of Canada), retrieved 2007-12-29
  3. ↑ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2007-12-29
  4. ↑ "Silverwood No. 123", Sask biz (Government of Saskatchewan), retrieved 2007-12-29
  5. ↑ "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  6. ↑ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, retrieved 2007-12-27
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  8. ↑ "Silverwood No. 123, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-26.

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