Rural Municipality of Wood River No. 74

The Rural Municipality of Wood River No. 74 (2016 population: 433) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Wood River (disambiguation).

Wood River No. 74
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Wood River No. 74
Location of the RM of Wood River No. 74 in Saskatchewan
Location of the RM of Wood River No. 74 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49.650°N 106.598°W / 49.650; -106.598[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division3
SARM division2
Federal ridingCypress Hills—Grasslands
Provincial ridingWood River
Formed[2]December 9, 1912
Government
[3]
 • ReeveDavid Sproule
 • Governing bodyRM of Wood River No. 74 Council
 • AdministratorBrekke Massé
 • Office locationLafleche
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land838.45 km2 (323.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total433
 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Postal code
S0H 2K0
Area code(s)306 and 639

History

The RM of Wood River No. 74 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Parks

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981542—    
1986524−3.3%
1991487−7.1%
1996437−10.3%
2001370−15.3%
2006387+4.6%
2011324−16.3%
2016433+33.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wood River No. 74 had a population of 466 living in 199 of its 281 total private dwellings, a change of 7.6% from its 2016 population of 433. With a land area of 824.84 km2 (318.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.5/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wood River No. 74 recorded a population of 433 living in 183 of its 205 total private dwellings, a 33.6% change from its 2011 population of 324. With a land area of 838.45 km2 (323.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

The RM of Wood River No. 74 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 David Sproule while its administrator is Brekke Massé.[3] The RM's office is located in Lafleche.[3]

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 Wood River No. 74". 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.
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