Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38

49°25′37″N 104°14′20″W / 49.427°N 104.239°W / 49.427; -104.239^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division2SARM division2Federal ridingSouris—Moose MountainProvincial ridingWeyburn-Big MuddyFormed^[2]December 13, 1909Government • ReeveAlan Krausher • Governing bodyRM of Laurier No. 38 Council • AdministratorSam Kalmbach • Office locationRadvilleArea • Land840.4 km² (324.5 sq mi)Population • Total253 • Density0.4/km² (1/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTPostal codeArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38 (2021 population: 253) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and SARM Division No. 2. it is located in the southeast portion of the province.

The RM of Laurier No. 38 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Heritage properties

There are two historical buildings located within the RM.

• Soda Lake School - Constructed in 1914, as a one room school the building now houses the Soda Lake Community Centre in Soda Lake. The school operated from 1914 until 1953.^[5]
• Souris Valley Church - Constructed in 1907 as a Catholic church St. Germaine Parish of the Archdiocese of St. Boniface the church in Souris Valley. The church closed in 1970 and the building has since been operated as the Souris Valley Co-operative Memorial Club. The building has also been called the St. Germaine Roman Catholic Church.^[6]

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Radville

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Dandonneau
• Neptune
• Souris Valley

Brooking, a ghost town, is also within the RM.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Laurier No. 38 had a population of 253 living in 95 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of -14.5% from its 2016 population of 296. With a land area of 816.25 km² (315.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2021 Census of Population, the RM of Laurier No. 38 recorded a population of 253 living in 105 of its 115 total private dwellings, a -7.8% change from its 2011 population of 321. With a land area of 840.4 km² (324.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

The RM of Laurier No. 38 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 Alan Krausher while its Administrator is Sam Kalmbach.^[3] The RM's office is located in Radville.^[3]

The Radville Airport is located within the municipality.

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  Mayville School site
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  Liberator School site
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  The grain elevator in Brooking
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  Allstine School site
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  Rural church
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  Green Valley School site
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  Grain elevator and railway tracks in Brooking
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  St. Germaine Parish plaque
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  Green Valley School site