King George No. 256
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of King George No. 256
Rural Municipality of King George No. 256 is located in King George No. 256
The R.M. of King George contains no communities
Location of the RM of King George No. 256 in Saskatchewan
Location of the RM of King George No. 256 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°08′24″N 107°28′12″W / 51.140°N 107.470°W / 51.140; -107.470[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division7
SARM division3
Formed[2]December 11, 1911
Government
[3]
 • ReeveNorm McIntyre
 • Governing bodyRM of King George No. 256 Council
 • AdministratorKelly Dodd
 • Office locationDinsmore
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land831.97 km2 (321.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total226
 • Density0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Area code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of King George No. 256 (2016 population: 226) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 3.

History

The RM of King George No. 256 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981365—    
1986330−9.6%
1991309−6.4%
1996271−12.3%
2001244−10.0%
2006234−4.1%
2011217−7.3%
2016226+4.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of King George No. 256 had a population of 178 living in 79 of its 94 total private dwellings, a change of -21.2% from its 2016 population of 226. With a land area of 820.32 km2 (316.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km2 (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of King George No. 256 recorded a population of 226 living in 85 of its 89 total private dwellings, a 4.1% change from its 2011 population of 217. With a land area of 831.97 km2 (321.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

The RM of King George No. 256 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 Norm McIntyre while its administrator is Kelly Dodd.[3] The RM's office is located in Dinsmore.[3]

Transportation

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. 1 2 "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Municipality Details: RM of King George No. 256". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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