Rural Municipality of Grass Lake No. 381

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°16′30″N 109°22′05″W / 52.275°N 109.368°W / 52.275; -109.368^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division13SARM division6Formed^[2]December 13, 1909Government

^[3]

• ReeveScott Vetter • Governing bodyRM of Grass Lake No. 381 Council • AdministratorTheresa Poschenrieder • Office locationLuselandArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land801.29 km² (309.38 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total399 • Density0.5/km² (1/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Grass Lake No. 381 (2016 population: 399) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Grass Lake No. 381 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Baljennie
Donegal
Reward
Salvador
Sunnyglen

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	665	—
1986	652	−2.0%
1991	560	−14.1%
1996	553	−1.2%
2001	525	−5.1%
2006	433	−17.5%
2011	369	−14.8%
2016	399	+8.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[5]^[6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Grass Lake No. 381 had a population of 389 living in 160 of its 183 total private dwellings, a change of -2.5% from its 2016 population of 399. With a land area of 772.9 km² (298.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Grass Lake No. 381 recorded a population of 399 living in 159 of its 207 total private dwellings, a 8.1% change from its 2011 population of 369. With a land area of 801.29 km² (309.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Grass Lake No. 381 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Tuesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Scott Vetter while its administrator is Theresa Poschenrieder.^[3] The RM's office is located in Luseland.^[3]

Transportation

References

^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Municipality Details: RM of Grass Lake No. 381". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.