Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379

Not to be confused with Rural Municipality of Wreford No. 280.

The Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379 (2016 population: 257) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6.

Reford No. 379
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379
Location of the RM of Reford No. 379 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.246°N 108.685°W / 52.246; -108.685[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
SARM division	6
Formed[2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
• Reeve	Gerald Gerlinsky
• Governing body	RM of Reford No. 379 Council
• Administrator	Sherry Huber
• Office location	Wilkie
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	707.06 km2 (273.00 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	257
• Density	0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Reford No. 379 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Landis

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Brass
• Cathkin
• Cavell (dissolved as a village, January 1, 1943)^[5]
• Leipzig (dissolved as a village, February 1, 1984)^[6]
• Reford
• St. Alphege
• Wolfe

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	558	—
1986	511	−8.4%
1991	417	−18.4%
1996	367	−12.0%
2001	329	−10.4%
2006	296	−10.0%
2011	235	−20.6%
2016	257	+9.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Reford No. 379 had a population of 222 living in 90 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of -13.6% from its 2016 population of 257. With a land area of 695.85 km² (268.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Reford No. 379 recorded a population of 257 living in 99 of its 119 total private dwellings, a 9.4% change from its 2011 population of 235. With a land area of 707.06 km² (273.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Reford No. 379 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 Gerald Gerlinsky while its administrator is Sherry Huber.^[3] The RM's office is located in Wilkie.^[3]

Transportation

• Highway 14
• Highway 656
• Highway 657
• Highway 659
• Highway 784
• Canadian Pacific Railway
• Canadian National Railway
• Wilkie Airport

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

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 Reford No. 379". 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. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
6. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.