Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°02′31″N 107°28′59″W / 52.042°N 107.483°W / 52.042; -107.483^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division12SARM division5Formed^[2]December 13, 1909Government

^[3]

• ReeveJohn Gray • Governing bodyRM of Perdue No. 346 Council • AdministratorAllan Kirzinger • Office locationPerdueArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land826.14 km² (318.97 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total445 • Density0.5/km² (1/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346 (2016 population: 445) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and SARM Division No. 5.

History

The RM of Perdue No. 346 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Feudal
Catherwood
Juniata
Keppel
Leney (dissolved as a village, December 31, 1971)

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	502	—
1986	516	+2.8%
1991	482	−6.6%
1996	439	−8.9%
2001	430	−2.1%
2006	432	+0.5%
2011	463	+7.2%
2016	445	−3.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[5]^[6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Perdue No. 346 had a population of 471 living in 126 of its 153 total private dwellings, a change of 5.8% from its 2016 population of 445. With a land area of 818.49 km² (316.02 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 Perdue No. 346 recorded a population of 445 living in 133 of its 156 total private dwellings, a -3.9% change from its 2011 population of 463. With a land area of 826.14 km² (318.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Perdue No. 346 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 John Gray while its administrator is Allan Kirzinger.^[3] The RM's office is located in Perdue.^[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 Perdue No. 346". 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.