Rural Municipality of Willner No. 253

The Rural Municipality of Willner No. 253 (2016 population: 255) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the south-central portion of the province.

Willner No. 253
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Willner No. 253
Location of the RM of Willner No. 253 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.227°N 106.214°W / 51.227; -106.214[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	11
SARM division	5
Formed[2]	January 1, 1913
Government [3]
• Reeve	Len Palmer
• Governing body	RM of Willner No. 253 Council
• Administrator	Yvonne (Bonny) Goodsman
• Office location	Davidson
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	835.03 km2 (322.41 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	255
• Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Website	Official website

History

The RM of Willner No. 253 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

The RM is between the RMs of Arm River No. 252 and Loreburn No. 254.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	453	—
1986	439	−3.1%
1991	397	−9.6%
1996	316	−20.4%
2001	281	−11.1%
2006	254	−9.6%
2011	245	−3.5%
2016	255	+4.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Willner No. 253 had a population of 293 living in 93 of its 108 total private dwellings, a change of 14.9% from its 2016 population of 255. With a land area of 836.21 km² (322.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Willner No. 253 recorded a population of 255 living in 98 of its 102 total private dwellings, a 4.1% change from its 2011 population of 245. With a land area of 835.03 km² (322.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Willner No. 253 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 Len Palmer while its administrator is Yvonne (Bonny) Goodsman.^[3] The RM's office is located in Davidson.^[3]

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 Willner No. 253". 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.

External links

• Official website