Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244

Not to be confused with the hamlet of Orkney, Saskatchewan, which is near Grasslands National Park and the Montana border.

The Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 (2016 population: 1,875) 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 southeast portion of the province.

Orkney No. 244
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244
A meadow in the RM
Yorkton Springside Ebenezer Orcadia Mehan Fonehill Willow- brook
Location of the RM of Orkney No. 244 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.244°N 102.566°W / 51.244; -102.566[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	9
SARM division	4
Formed[2]	January 1, 1913
Government [3]
• Reeve	Randy Trost
• Governing body	RM of Orkney No. 244 Council
• Administrator	Clint Mauthe
• Office location	Yorkton
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	806.99 km2 (311.58 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	1,875
• Density	2.3/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Orkney No. 244 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Cities

• Yorkton

Towns

• Springside

Villages

• Ebenezer

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Orcadia
• Willowbrook

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	2,254	—
1986	2,094	−7.1%
1991	1,899	−9.3%
1996	1,810	−4.7%
2001	1,728	−4.5%
2006	1,721	−0.4%
2011	1,860	+8.1%
2016	1,875	+0.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Orkney No. 244 had a population of 1,883 living in 756 of its 810 total private dwellings, a change of 0.4% from its 2016 population of 1,875. With a land area of 770.05 km² (297.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km² (6.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Orkney No. 244 recorded a population of 1,875 living in 734 of its 796 total private dwellings, a 0.8% change from its 2011 population of 1,860. With a land area of 806.99 km² (311.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.3/km² (6.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Orkney No. 244 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 Randy Trost while its administrator is Clint Mauthe.^[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 Orkney No. 244". 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: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.