Rural Municipality of Grass Lake No. 381

See also: Grass Lake (disambiguation)

The Rural Municipality of Grass Lake No. 381 (2016 population: 399) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6.

Grass Lake No. 381
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Grass Lake No. 381
Location of the RM of Grass Lake No. 381 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.275°N 109.368°W / 52.275; -109.368[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
SARM division	6
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	Scott Vetter
• Governing body	RM of Grass Lake No. 381 Council
• Administrator	Theresa Poschenrieder
• Office location	Luseland
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	801.29 km2 (309.38 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	399
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Grass Lake No. 381 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Baljennie
• Donegal
• Reward
• Salvador
• Sunnyglen

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	665	—
1986	652	−2.0%
1991	560	−14.1%
1996	553	−1.2%
2001	525	−5.1%
2006	433	−17.5%
2011	369	−14.8%
2016	399	+8.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Grass Lake No. 381 had a population of 389 living in 160 of its 183 total private dwellings, a change of -2.5% from its 2016 population of 399. With a land area of 772.9 km² (298.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Grass Lake No. 381 recorded a population of 399 living in 159 of its 207 total private dwellings, a 8.1% change from its 2011 population of 369. With a land area of 801.29 km² (309.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Grass Lake No. 381 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Tuesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Scott Vetter while its administrator is Theresa Poschenrieder.^[3] The RM's office is located in Luseland.^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 14
• Saskatchewan Highway 21
• Saskatchewan Highway 31
• Saskatchewan Highway 675

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 Grass Lake No. 381". 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.