Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395

The Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395 (2016 population: 803) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the northeast-central portion of the province.

Porcupine No. 395
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395
Location of the RM of Porcupine No. 395 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.595°N 103.121°W / 52.595; -103.121[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	14
SARM division	4
Formed[2]	February 28, 1944
Government [3]
• Reeve	Steve Kwiatkowski
• Governing body	RM of Porcupine No. 395 Council
• Administrator	Nicole Smith
• Office location	Porcupine Plain
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	2,339.96 km2 (903.46 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	803
• Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Porcupine No. 395 incorporated as a rural municipality on February 28, 1944.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Porcupine Plain

Villages

• Weekes

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

• Prairie River

Localities

• Carragana, dissolved as a village, March 25, 1998^[6]
• Dillabough
• Somme

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,750	—
1986	1,559	−10.9%
1991	1,321	−15.3%
1996	1,150	−12.9%
2001	1,096	−4.7%
2006	949	−13.4%
2011	820	−13.6%
2016	803	−2.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Porcupine No. 395 had a population of 736 living in 328 of its 463 total private dwellings, a change of -8.3% from its 2016 population of 803. With a land area of 2,316.38 km² (894.36 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 Porcupine No. 395 recorded a population of 803 living in 359 of its 471 total private dwellings, a -2.1% change from its 2011 population of 820. With a land area of 2,339.96 km² (903.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Porcupine No. 395 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Steve Kwiatkowski while its administrator is Nicole Smith.^[3] The RM's office is located in Porcupine Plain.^[3]

Transportation

• Highway 23 - serves Carragana and Prairie River
• Highway 677 - serves Carragana
• Highway 38

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 Porcupine No. 395". 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. "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
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.