Rural Municipality of Coteau No. 255

The Rural Municipality of Coteau No. 255 (2016 population: 475) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 3.

Coteau No. 255
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Coteau No. 255
Hitchcock Bay Coteau Beach Tichfield Dunblane Birsay Tullis
Location of the RM of Coteau No. 255 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.151°N 106.885°W / 51.151; -106.885[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	7
SARM division	3
Formed[2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
• Reeve	Clayton Ylioja
• Governing body	RM of Coteau No. 255 Council
• Administrator	Lindsay Hargrave
• Office location	Birsay
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	899.27 km2 (347.21 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	475
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Coteau No. 255 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

The RM's eastern boundary runs along the shore of Lake Diefenbaker.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Resort villages

• Coteau Beach

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

• Hitchcock Bay

Localities

• Birsay
• Dunblane
• Lyons
• Tichfield Junction
• Tullis

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	622	—
1986	592	−4.8%
1991	529	−10.6%
1996	475	−10.2%
2001	458	−3.6%
2006	468	+2.2%
2011	420	−10.3%
2016	475	+13.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Coteau No. 255 had a population of 401 living in 183 of its 381 total private dwellings, a change of -15.6% from its 2016 population of 475. With a land area of 895.72 km² (345.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Coteau No. 255 recorded a population of 475 living in 186 of its 318 total private dwellings, a 13.1% change from its 2011 population of 420. With a land area of 899.27 km² (347.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Attractions

• Gardiner Dam
• Lucky Lake Heritage Marsh
• Hitchcock's Hideaway Archaeological Field School
• Hitchcock Cabin
• Elbow Harbour Provincial Recreation Site
• Elbow Museum / Mistusinne Cairns

Government

The RM of Coteau No. 255 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Clayton Ylioja while its administrator is Lindsay Hargrave.^[3] The RM's office is located in Birsay.^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 44
• Saskatchewan Highway 45
• Saskatchewan Highway 373
• Saskatchewan Highway 646
• Big Sky Rail (AGT Foods)
• Lucky Lake 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 Coteau No. 255". 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.