Rural Municipality of Silverwood No. 123

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°10′44″N 102°11′46″W / 50.179°N 102.196°W / 50.179; -102.196^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division5SARM division1Federal ridingSouris—Moose Mountain Provincial ridingMoosominFormed^[2]October 31, 1911Government

^[3]

• ReeveWilliam MacPherson • Governing bodyRM of Silverwood No. 123 Council • AdministratorJennalee Beutler • Office locationWhitewoodArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land844.61 km² (326.11 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total410 • Density0.5/km² (1/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639WebsiteS0G 5C0

The Rural Municipality of Silverwood No. 123 (2016 population: 410) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Silverwood No. 123 incorporated as a rural municipality on October 31, 1911.^[2]

Geography

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), a species of special concern, makes its home in this area.^[5]

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Fairmede
Langbank
St. Hubert
Vandura

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	806	—
1986	785	−2.6%
1991	639	−18.6%
1996	608	−4.9%
2001	511	−16.0%
2006	449	−12.1%
2011	466	+3.8%
2016	410	−12.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Silverwood No. 123 had a population of 355 living in 132 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of -13.4% from its 2016 population of 410. With a land area of 827.96 km² (319.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Silverwood No. 123 recorded a population of 410 living in 158 of its 165 total private dwellings, a -12% change from its 2011 population of 466. With a land area of 844.61 km² (326.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Silverwood No. 123 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is William MacPherson while its administrator is Jennalee Beutler.^[3] The RM's office is located in Whitewood.^[3]

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 Silverwood No. 123". 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 Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
^ "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.