Rural Municipality of Elfros No. 307

For the enclaved village, see Elfros.

The Rural Municipality of Elfros No. 307 (2016 population: 391) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the east-central portion of the province.

Elfros No. 307
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Elfros No. 307
Location of the RM of Elfros No. 307 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.741°N 103.886°W / 51.741; -103.886[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	10
SARM division	4
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	Norman Hall
• Governing body	RM of Elfros No. 307 Council
• Administrator	Krista Park
• Office location	Elfros
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	697.34 km2 (269.24 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	391
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Elfros No. 307 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Elfros

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Special service areas

• Leslie

Organized hamlets^[5]

• Mozart

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	724	—
1986	738	+1.9%
1991	684	−7.3%
1996	615	−10.1%
2001	570	−7.3%
2006	481	−15.6%
2011	432	−10.2%
2016	391	−9.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Elfros No. 307 had a population of 373 living in 163 of its 197 total private dwellings, a change of -4.6% from its 2016 population of 391. With a land area of 687.56 km² (265.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Elfros No. 307 recorded a population of 391 living in 172 of its 198 total private dwellings, a -9.5% change from its 2011 population of 432. With a land area of 697.34 km² (269.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Elfros No. 307 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 Norman Hall while its administrator is Krista Park.^[3] The RM's office is located in Elfros.^[3]