Rural Municipality of St. Peter No. 369

See also: St. Peter (disambiguation)

The Rural Municipality of St. Peter No. 369 (2016 population: 773) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5.

St. Peter No. 369
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of St. Peter No. 369
Location of the RM of St. Peter No. 369 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.266°N 104.831°W / 52.266; -104.831[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	15
SARM division	5
Formed[2]	December 11, 1911
Government [3]
• Reeve	Lyle Dosch
• Governing body	RM of St. Peter No. 369 Council
• Administrator	Angie Peake
• Office location	Annaheim
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	823.21 km2 (317.84 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	773
• Density	0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of St. Peter No. 369 was largely settled during the early 20th century by German-American Roman Catholics from Stearns County, Minnesota.^[5]

St. Peter's Abbey began in 1903 with the arrival of seven Benedictine monks under the obedience of Peter Engel O.S.B. the abbot of Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. The monks established parishes and were able to serve local congregations due to their knowledge of the distinctive Stearns County dialect of the German language.^[6]

St. Peter was incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Annaheim
• Englefeld
• Lake Lenore
• St. Gregor
• Muenster

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,395	—
1986	1,298	−7.0%
1991	1,086	−16.3%
1996	949	−12.6%
2001	917	−3.4%
2006	901	−1.7%
2011	790	−12.3%
2016	773	−2.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of St. Peter No. 369 had a population of 723 living in 278 of its 299 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2016 population of 773. With a land area of 827.39 km² (319.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km² (2.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of St. Peter No. 369 recorded a population of 773 living in 277 of its 300 total private dwellings, a -2.2% change from its 2011 population of 790. With a land area of 823.21 km² (317.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km² (2.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of St. Peter No. 369 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 Glenn Ehalt while its administrator is Angie Peake.^[3] The RM's office is located in Annaheim.^[3]

Transportation

• Canadian National Railway
• Saskatchewan Highway 5
• Saskatchewan Highway 368
• Saskatchewan Highway 756
• Saskatchewan Highway 777

See also

• Francis Xavier Pierz
• 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 St. Peter No. 369". 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. Kathleen Neils Conzen (2003), Germans in Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society Press. Pages 26–27.
6. "St. Peter's Abbey (short history)". Retrieved December 13, 2012.
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.