Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Morse (disambiguation).

The Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165 (2016 population: 427) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

Morse No. 165
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165
Morse Herbert Ernfold Gouldtown Glen Kerr Calderbank
Location of the RM of Morse No. 165 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.679°N 107.097°W / 50.679; -107.097[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	7
SARM division	3
Formed[2]	December 11, 1911
Government [3]
• Reeve	Bruce Gall
• Governing body	RM of Morse No. 165 Council
• Administrator	Mark Wilson
• Office location	Morse
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,244.38 km2 (480.46 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	427
• Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Morse No. 165 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2]

Geography

Reed Lake is in the RM.^[5]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Herbert
• Morse

Villages

• Ernfold

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Calderbank
• Log Valley
• Glen Kerr
• Gouldtown

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	751	—
1986	663	−11.7%
1991	556	−16.1%
1996	528	−5.0%
2001	522	−1.1%
2006	435	−16.7%
2011	401	−7.8%
2016	427	+6.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Morse No. 165 had a population of 396 living in 128 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of -7.3% from its 2016 population of 427. With a land area of 1,232.65 km² (475.93 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 Morse No. 165 recorded a population of 427 living in 134 of its 160 total private dwellings, a 6.5% change from its 2011 population of 401. With a land area of 1,244.38 km² (480.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Morse No. 165 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Bruce Gall while its administrator is Mark Wilson.^[3] The RM's office is located in Morse.^[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 Morse No. 165". 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. "Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
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.