Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163
Wheatlands No. 163, Saskatchewan | |
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Coordinates: 50°27′11″N 106°11′31″W / 50.45306°N 106.19194°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Rural Municipality | December 13, 1909 |
Area | |
• Total | 827.40 km2 (319.46 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 164 |
• Density | 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC (UTC-6) |
Wheatlands No. 163, Saskatchewan
Wheatlands No. 163, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 164 rural residents (2006 census) in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 13, 1909.[1] Other localities in the area include Mortlach, and Parkbeg.[2][3] The Coteau Hills taper off to agricultural plains.[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.— Tecumseh No. 65 [6]
Statistics
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Area statistics
- Lat 50.453056°
- Long -106.191944°
- Time zone (est) UTC-6
Coordinates: 50°27′11″N 106°11′31″W / 50.453056°N 106.191944°W[8]
References
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2007-12-29
- ↑ "4708001 - Swift Current No. 137, geographical codes and localities ,2006", Statistics Canada (Government of Canada), retrieved 2007-12-29
- ↑ "Wheatlands No. 163", Sask biz (Government of Saskatchewan), retrieved 2007-12-29
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ↑ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, retrieved 2007-12-27
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ↑ "Wheatlands No. 163, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
External links
- Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- GeoNames Query
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Saskatoon Gen Web
- Map of Wheatlands No. 163 at Statcan
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