Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382

The Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382 (2016 population: 590) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6. It is located in the west-central portion of the province adjacent to the Alberta boundary.

Eye Hill No. 382
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382
Location of the RM of Eye Hill No. 382 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.281°N 109.776°W / 52.281; -109.776[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
SARM division	6
Formed[2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
• Reeve	Robert Brost
• Governing body	RM of Eye Hill No. 382 Council
• Administrator	Jason Pilat
• Office location	Macklin
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	798.3 km2 (308.2 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	590
• Density	0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Eye Hill No. 382 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Macklin

Villages

• Denzil

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Special service areas

• Primate

Localities

• Evesham (dissolved as a village, August 3, 2000)
• Grosswerder
• Hillam

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	801	—
1986	784	−2.1%
1991	713	−9.1%
1996	691	−3.1%
2001	700	+1.3%
2006	650	−7.1%
2011	614	−5.5%
2016	590	−3.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Eye Hill No. 382 had a population of 552 living in 211 of its 261 total private dwellings, a change of -6.4% from its 2016 population of 590. With a land area of 775.85 km² (299.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Eye Hill No. 382 recorded a population of 590 living in 210 of its 266 total private dwellings, a -3.9% change from its 2011 population of 614. With a land area of 798.3 km² (308.2 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Eye Hill No. 382 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday after the first Monday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Robert Brost while its administrator is Jason Pilat.^[3] The RM's office is located in Macklin.^[3]

Transportation

Rail^[8]

• CPR. Outlook Kerrobert Branch—serves Macklin, Primate, Denzil, Salvador, Luseland.
• CPR Minnedosa, Saskatoon Edmonton Section—serves Rutland, Senlac, Evesham, Macklin, Hayter, Provost

Roads

• Highway 14—serves Evesham, and Macklin.
• Highway 17—serves Macklin to Onion Lake
• Highway 317—serves Cactus Lake to Primate
• Highway 31—serves Macklin, Primate, Denzil
• Highway 676—serves Denzil to the north

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 Eye Hill No. 382". 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.
8. Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.