Rural Municipality of Newcombe No. 260

The Rural Municipality of Newcombe No. 260 (2016 population: 342) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3. It is located in the west-central portion of the province.

Newcombe No. 260
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Newcombe No. 260
Old grain elevators in Dankin
Dankin Glidden Madison Sandgren Inglenook
Location of the RM of Newcombe No. 260 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.042°N 109.111°W / 51.042; -109.111[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	8
SARM division	3
Formed[2]	December 11, 1911
Government [3]
• Reeve	Ken McBride
• Governing body	RM of Newcombe No. 260 Council
• Administrator	Monica Buddecke
• Office location	Glidden
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,075.6 km2 (415.3 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	342
• Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Newcombe No. 260 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2] It is named after Allan Simpson Newcombe who played a leadership role in establishing the Boston Colony of immigrants from Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]}

Heritage properties

There is one designated heritage property in the RM.

• Ukrainian Catholic Parish of St. John the Baptist - Constructed in 1944 the church is located 20 km southwest of Kindersley. The site also contains a one-room school that was related to the site in 1961 for use as a church hall. Religious services were last conducted at the church in 1986.^[5]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Dankin
• Glidden (dissolved as a village, October 19, 2000)
• Inglenook
• Madison (dissolved as a village, February 1, 1998)
• Sandgren

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	444	—
1986	419	−5.6%
1991	368	−12.2%
1996	349	−5.2%
2001	405	+16.0%
2006	361	−10.9%
2011	400	+10.8%
2016	342	−14.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Newcombe No. 260 had a population of 356 living in 110 of its 133 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 342. With a land area of 1,094.64 km² (422.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Newcombe No. 260 recorded a population of 342 living in 112 of its 119 total private dwellings, a -14.5% change from its 2011 population of 400. With a land area of 1,075.6 km² (415.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Newcombe No. 260 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Ken McBride while its administrator is Monica Buddecke.^[3] The RM's office is located in Glidden.^[3]

Transportation

The RM is at the intersection of Highway 21 and Highway 44. The Lemsford Ferry is located within the RM.

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 Newcombe No. 260". 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. Ukrainian Catholic Parish of St. John the Baptist
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.