Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472

The Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472 (2016 population: 1,629) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and SARM Division No. 6. It is located in the west-central portion of the province.

Wilton No. 472
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472
Welcome sign
Lloydminster Lashburn Marshall Lone Rock
Location of the RM of Wilton No. 472 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 53.047°N 109.809°W / 53.047; -109.809[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	17
SARM division	6
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	Glen Dow
• Governing body	RM of Wilton No. 472 Council
• Administrator	Darren Elder
• Office location	Marshall
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,041.27 km2 (402.04 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	1,629
• Density	1.6/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone	MST
• Summer (DST)	MST
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Website	Official website

History

The RM of Wilton No. 472 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,884	—
1986	1,910	+1.4%
1991	1,651	−13.6%
1996	1,564	−5.3%
2001	1,560	−0.3%
2006	1,473	−5.6%
2011	1,494	+1.4%
2016	1,629	+9.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wilton No. 472 had a population of 1,473 living in 539 of its 595 total private dwellings, a change of -9.6% from its 2016 population of 1,629. With a land area of 1,022.9 km² (394.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km² (3.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wilton No. 472 recorded a population of 1,629 living in 589 of its 646 total private dwellings, a 9% change from its 2011 population of 1,494. With a land area of 1,041.27 km² (402.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.6/km² (4.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by or adjacent to the RM.

Cities

• Lloydminster

Towns

• Lashburn

Villages

• Marshall

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[8]

• Lone Rock

Government

The RM of Wilton No. 472 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Glen Dow.^[3] The RM's office is located in Marshall.^[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 Wilton No. 472". 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.
8. "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Official website