Rural Municipality of Big Arm No. 251

The Rural Municipality of Big Arm No. 251 (2016 population: 191) 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 southern portion of the province near Last Mountain Lake northwest of Regina.

Big Arm No. 251
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Big Arm No. 251
Location of the RM of Big Arm No. 251 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.261°N 105.260°W / 51.261; -105.260[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	11
SARM division	5
Formed[2]	December 11, 1911
Government [3]
• Reeve	Sheldon Vance
• Governing body	RM of Big Arm No. 251 Council
• Administrator	Yvonne (Bonny) Goodsman
• Office location	Imperial
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	699.32 km2 (270.01 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	191
• Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Big Arm No. 251 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Imperial

Villages

• Liberty

Resort villages

• Etters Beach

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.

Unincorporated hamlets

• Hendersons Beach
• Stalwart

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	369	—
1986	352	−4.6%
1991	330	−6.2%
1996	299	−9.4%
2001	250	−16.4%
2006	237	−5.2%
2011	200	−15.6%
2016	191	−4.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Big Arm No. 251 had a population of 184 living in 80 of its 118 total private dwellings, a change of -3.7% from its 2016 population of 191. With a land area of 689.35 km² (266.16 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 Big Arm No. 251 recorded a population of 191 living in 81 of its 126 total private dwellings, a -4.5% change from its 2011 population of 200. With a land area of 699.32 km² (270.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Big Arm No. 251 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 Sheldon Vance while its administrator is Yvonne (Bonny) Goodsman.^[3] The RM's office is located in Imperial.^[3]

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 Big Arm No. 251". 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.