Rural Municipality of Cote No. 271

The Rural Municipality of Cote No. 271 (2016 population: 548) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 9 and SARM Division No. 4.

Cote No. 271
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Cote No. 271
Location of the RM of Cote No. 271 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.513°N 101.822°W / 51.513; -101.822[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	9
SARM division	4
Formed[2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
• Reeve	Jim Tomochko
• Governing body	RM of Cote No. 271 Council
• Administrator	Sherry Guenther
• Office location	Kamsack
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	879.8 km2 (339.7 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	548
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Cote No. 271 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Kamsack

Villages

• Togo

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

• Runnymede

Localities

• Cote
• Kamsack Beach
• Ministik Beach

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	821	—
1986	790	−3.8%
1991	760	−3.8%
1996	687	−9.6%
2001	664	−3.3%
2006	551	−17.0%
2011	580	+5.3%
2016	548	−5.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Cote No. 271 had a population of 616 living in 288 of its 493 total private dwellings, a change of 12.4% from its 2016 population of 548. With a land area of 871.02 km² (336.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Cote No. 271 recorded a population of 548 living in 245 of its 510 total private dwellings, a -5.5% change from its 2011 population of 580. With a land area of 879.8 km² (339.7 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Attractions

• Duck Mountain Provincial Park
• Shellmouth Reservoir
• Madge Lake
• Kamsack & District Museum

Government

The RM of Cote No. 271 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Jim Tomochko while its administrator is Sherry Guenther.^[3] The RM's office is located in Kamsack.^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 5
• Saskatchewan Highway 8
• Saskatchewan Highway 57
• Saskatchewan Highway 357
• Saskatchewan Highway 369
• Canadian National Railway
• Kamsack Airport

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 Cote No. 271". 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. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.