The Rural Municipality of Garden River No. 490 (2016 population: 727) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5.

History

The RM of Russia No. 490 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[2] Its name was changed to the RM of Garden River No. 490 on March 24, 1928.[3]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981882—    
1986808−8.4%
1991711−12.0%
1996709−0.3%
2001725+2.3%
2006633−12.7%
2011641+1.3%
2016727+13.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Garden River No. 490 had a population of 647 living in 259 of its 295 total private dwellings, a change of -3.6% from its 2016 population of 671. With a land area of 656.6 km2 (253.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Garden River No. 490 recorded a population of 727 living in 280 of its 304 total private dwellings, a 13.4% change from its 2011 population of 641. With a land area of 662.9 km2 (255.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

Government

The RM of Garden River No. 490 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month.[4] The reeve of the RM is Ryan Scragg while its administrator is Rebecca Matthews.[4] The RM's office is located in Meath Park.[4]

Transportation

Roads[9]

See also

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. ^ a b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Renamed Rural Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Municipality Details: RM of Garden River No. 490". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  9. ^ Eversoft Streets and Trips
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_River_No._490,_Saskatchewan
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