Rural Municipality of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246

The Rural Municipality of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246 (2016 population: 374) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4.

See also: Ituna

Ituna Bon Accord No. 246
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246
Location of the RM of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246 in Saskatchewan
Location of the RM of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.205°N 103.501°W / 51.205; -103.501[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division10
SARM division4
Formed[2]January 1, 1913
Government
[3]
 • ReeveEdward Datchko
 • Governing bodyRM of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246 Council
 • AdministratorWilma Hrenyk
 • Office locationItuna
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land837.23 km2 (323.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total374
 • Density0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Area code(s)306 and 639

History

The RM of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns
Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981842—    
1986734−12.8%
1991631−14.0%
1996559−11.4%
2001532−4.8%
2006453−14.8%
2011435−4.0%
2016374−14.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246 had a population of 327 living in 138 of its 148 total private dwellings, a change of -12.6% from its 2016 population of 374. With a land area of 788.73 km2 (304.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.1/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246 recorded a population of 374 living in 145 of its 158 total private dwellings, a -14% change from its 2011 population of 435. With a land area of 837.23 km2 (323.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.2/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Ituna & District Regional Park

Ituna & District Regional Park (51.1575°N 103.4899°W / 51.1575; -103.4899)[8] is an 80-acre regional park located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the town of Ituna. The park, which was founded in 1966, has a 9-hole golf course, campground, junior Olympic-size swimming pool, 18-hole disc golf, beach volleyball, and baseball diamonds.[9]

The campground has 19 campsites with electric hookups and eight non-electric. All campsites have picnic tables, barbecues, access to potable water, and modern washrooms and showers, which are available in the swimming pool building.

The golf course has two artificial greens and nine sand greens. It is a par 34 with 2,335 total yards.[10][11]

Government

The RM of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Edward Datchko while its administrator is Wilma Hrenyk.[3] The RM's office is located in Ituna.[3]

Transportation

See also

References
  1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. "Municipality Details: RM of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  8. "Ituna and District Regional Park". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  9. "Ituna & District Regional Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  10. "Ituna & District". Sask Regional Parks. Saskatchewan Regional Parks. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  11. "Ituna & District Regional Golf Course". Golf Pass. Golf Pass. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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