Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243

The Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243 (2016 population: 852) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 9 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the east-central portion of the province.

Wallace No. 243
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243
Location of the RM of Wallace No. 243 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.279°N 102.232°W / 51.279; -102.232[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division9
SARM division4
Formed[2]December 11, 1911
Government
 • ReeveGarry Liebrecht
 • Governing bodyRM of Wallace No. 243 Council
 • AdministratorGerry Burym
 • Office locationYorkton
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land830.24 km2 (320.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total852
 • Density1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Area code(s)306 and 639
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The RM of Wallace No. 243 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Special service areas
Localities

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
19811,158—    
19861,138−1.7%
19911,051−7.6%
19961,044−0.7%
2001955−8.5%
2006901−5.7%
2011879−2.4%
2016852−3.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wallace No. 243 recorded a population of 852 living in 347 of its 399 total private dwellings, a -3.1% change from its 2011 population of 879. With a land area of 830.24 km2 (320.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Wallace No. 243 recorded a population of 879, a -3.5% change from its 2006 population of 911. With a land area of 831.48 km2 (321.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km2 (2.7/sq mi) in 2011.[7]

Government

The RM of Wallace No. 243 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Garry Liebrecht while its administrator is Gerry Burym.[3] The RM's office is located in Yorkton.[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. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. "Municipality Details: RM of Wallace No. 243". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. "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, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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