Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347

The Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347 (2016 population: 798) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and SARM Division No. 6.

Biggar No. 347
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347
Biggar railway station a National Historic Site of Canada
Location of the RM of Biggar No. 347 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.087°N 108.150°W / 52.087; -108.150[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	12
SARM division	6
Formed[2]	December 11, 1911
Government [3]
• Reeve	Jeanne Marie de Moissac
• Governing body	RM of Biggar No. 347 Council
• Administrator	Sandi Silvernagle
• Office location	Biggar
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,598.56 km2 (617.21 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	798
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0K 0M0
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Highway(s)	Highway 4 Highway 14 Highway 51 Highway 658
Railway(s)	Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway

History

The RM of Biggar No. 347 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Biggar

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Special service areas

• Springwater (dissolved as a village December 31, 2006)^[5]

Localities

• Argo
• Castlewood
• Cazalet
• Duperow
• Monarchvale
• Naseby
• Neola
• Oban
• Vance

Biggar & District Regional Park

Biggar & District Regional Park (52.0792°N 107.9756°W / 52.0792; -107.9756)^[6] is a small regional park located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Biggar on Highway 4.^[7] The park has an 11-site campground and an open area for group camping with two cook shacks. Just north of the campground is the 9-hole, grass greens golf course. Each hole has two spots to tee off from.^[8][9]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,083	—
1986	1,122	+3.6%
1991	1,057	−5.8%
1996	1,022	−3.3%
2001	1,032	+1.0%
2006	867	−16.0%
2011	820	−5.4%
2016	798	−2.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[10][11]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Biggar No. 347 had a population of 805 living in 264 of its 307 total private dwellings, a change of 0.9% from its 2016 population of 798. With a land area of 1,576.09 km² (608.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[12]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Biggar No. 347 recorded a population of 798 living in 262 of its 307 total private dwellings, a -2.7% change from its 2011 population of 820. With a land area of 1,598.56 km² (617.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Biggar No. 347 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Tuesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Jeanne Marie de Moissac while its administrator is Sandi Silvernagle.^[3] The RM's office is located in Biggar.^[3]

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan