Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314

The Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314 (2016 population: 2,404) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the north-central portion of the province along the South Saskatchewan River and surrounds the Town of Dundurn.

Dundurn No. 314
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314
Blackstrap Lake in the RM of Dundurn
Dundurn Camp Dundurn Indi Strehlow Haultain Shields Thode Whitecap 94
Location of the RM of Dundurn No. 314 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.855°N 106.636°W / 51.855; -106.636[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	11
SARM division	5
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	Travis Libke
• Governing body	RM of Dundurn No. 314 Council
• Chief Administrative Officer	G. Craig Baird
• Office location	Dundurn
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	807.94 km2 (311.95 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	2,404
• Density	3/km2 (8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Website	Official website

History

The RM of Dundurn No. 314 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Geography

Notable geographical features in the RM include Brightwater Lake, Blackstrap Lake, Indi Lake, Mount Blackstrap, Brightwater Creek, and Allan Hills.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Dundurn

Resort villages

• Shields
• Thode

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets

• Beaver Creek^[5]

The RM is also home to the Hillcrest Hutterite Colony and the Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Dundurn Canadian Forces Base.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	568	—
1986	537	−5.5%
1991	569	+6.0%
1996	555	−2.5%
2001	562	+1.3%
2006	632	+12.5%
2011	1,148	+81.6%
2016	2,404	+109.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Dundurn No. 314 had a population of 2,101 living in 626 of its 657 total private dwellings, a change of -12.6% from its 2016 population of 2,404. With a land area of 799.97 km² (308.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km² (6.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Dundurn No. 314 recorded a population of 2,404 living in 484 of its 503 total private dwellings, a 109.4% change from its 2011 population of 1,148. With a land area of 807.94 km² (311.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.0/km² (7.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Attractions

• Indi Lake
• Blackstrap Lake
• Blackstrap Provincial Park
• Lakeside Golf Resort
• Otopasso MX Par
• Circle H Ranch
• Haultain Trinity Lutheran Church

Government

The RM of Dundurn No. 314 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 Vacant while its Chief Administrative Officer is G. Craig Baird.^[3] The RM's office is located in the Town of Dundurn.^[3]

Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan is the federal electoral district for the RM, which is represented by an elected member of parliament.^[9] The member of the legislative assembly represents the Arm River-Watrous provincial constituency.^[10]

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 Dundurn No. 314". 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. Beaver Creek - Organized hamlet
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.
9. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2023). "Elections Canada On-line".
10. Canadian Textiles Institute (2005). "CTI Determine your provincial constituency". Archived from the original on September 11, 2007.

External links

• Official website