Rural Municipality of Deer Forks No. 232

The Rural Municipality of Deer Forks No. 232 (2016 population: 109) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary, neighbouring Cypress County to the west.

Deer Forks No. 232
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Deer Forks No. 232
Burstall Gascoigne Charmian Estuary
Location of the RM of Deer Forks No. 232 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.847°N 109.888°W / 50.847; -109.888[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	8
SARM division	3
Formed[2]	January 1, 1913
Government [3]
• Reeve	Doug Smith
• Governing body	RM of Deer Forks No. 232 Council
• Administrator	Kim Lacelle
• Office location	Burstall
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	736.26 km2 (284.27 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	109
• Density	0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0N 0H0
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Highway(s)	Highway 321 Highway 635 Highway 741
Waterway(s)	South Saskatchewan River
Website	Official website

History

The RM of Deer Forks No. 232 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Burstall

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Estuary
• Gascoigne

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	286	—
1986	266	−7.0%
1991	258	−3.0%
1996	242	−6.2%
2001	226	−6.6%
2006	213	−5.8%
2011	223	+4.7%
2016	109	−51.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Deer Forks No. 232 had a population of 208 living in 46 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change of -0.5% from its 2016 population of 209. With a land area of 736.87 km² (284.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Deer Forks No. 232 recorded a population of 109 living in 45 of its 56 total private dwellings, a -51.1% change from its 2011 population of 223. With a land area of 736.26 km² (284.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km² (0.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Deer Forks No. 232 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 Doug Smith and its administrator is Kim Lacelle.^[3] The RM's office is located in Burstall.^[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 Deer Forks No. 232". 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