Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
51°40′41″N 104°20′31″W / 51.678°N 104.342°W / 51.678; -104.342[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division10SARM division4Formed[2]December 13, 1909Government • ReeveHowie Linnen • Governing bodyRM of Big Quill No. 308 Council • AdministratorSantana Dawson • Office locationWynyardArea
 (2016)[4]
 • Land739.86 km2 (285.66 sq mi)Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total519 • Density0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTPostal code
S0A 4T0
Area code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308 (2016 population: 519) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the east-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Big Quill No. 308 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[2]

There are two places on the Canadian Register of Historic Places in the RM of Big Qill:

  • Amma's House on the Yellowhead Highway approximately 17 kilometres west of Wynyard was built by Icelandic carpenters in 1919.[5]
  • St. John Bohoslav Krasne Ukrainian Catholic Church approximately 20 kilometres south-east of Wynyard was built in 1940.[6]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.[7]

Towns

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.

Organized hamlets[8]
Special service areas
  • Dafoe
Localities
  • Copeland
  • Krasne[9]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981952—    
1986892−6.3%
1991840−5.8%
1996748−11.0%
2001711−4.9%
2006635−10.7%
2011587−7.6%
2016519−11.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[10][11]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Big Quill No. 308 had a population of 520 living in 218 of its 246 total private dwellings, a change of -2.6% from its 2016 population of 534. With a land area of 730.34 km2 (281.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) in 2021.[12]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Big Quill No. 308 recorded a population of 519 living in 221 of its 263 total private dwellings, a -11.6% change from its 2011 population of 587. With a land area of 739.86 km2 (285.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

The RM of Big Quill No. 308 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Howie Linnen while its administrator is Santana Dawson.[3] The RM's office is located in Wynyard.[3]

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 c d "Municipality Details: RM of Big Quill No. 308". 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. ^ "Amma's House". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  6. ^ "St. John Bohoslav Krasne Church". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  7. ^ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved March 28, 2008
  8. ^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Krasne". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  10. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "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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