Not to be confused with Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261.

The Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125 (2016 population: 383) 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 Chester No. 125 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[2]

Heritage properties

There is one designated heritage building located within the rural municipality:

  • The Schmitz Homestead - The homestead was constructed by Dr. Peter Schmitz in 1903, which is situated just north west of Windthorst.. The building included a small chapel and is currently a private residence.[5]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets[6]
Localities

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981750—    
1986648−13.6%
1991588−9.3%
1996521−11.4%
2001463−11.1%
2006386−16.6%
2011373−3.4%
2016383+2.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Chester No. 125 had a population of 333 living in 127 of its 142 total private dwellings, a change of -13.1% from its 2016 population of 383. With a land area of 817.66 km2 (315.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.1/sq mi) in 2021.[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Chester No. 125 recorded a population of 383 living in 138 of its 158 total private dwellings, a 2.7% change from its 2011 population of 373. With a land area of 837.08 km2 (323.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.2/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

The RM of Chester No. 125 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Merril Wozniak while its administrator is James Hoff.[3] The RM's office is located in Glenavon.[3]

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 c d "Municipality Details: RM of Chester No. 125". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Clemence Schmitz Residence
  6. ^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_No._125,_Saskatchewan
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