Rural Municipality of Golden West No. 95

The Rural Municipality of Golden West No. 95 (2016 population: 291) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

Golden West No. 95
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Golden West No. 95
Moose Mountain Lake in the RM of Golden West
Location of the RM of Golden West No. 95 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49.886°N 103.015°W / 49.886; -103.015[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	1
SARM division	1
Federal riding	Souris—Moose Mountain
Provincial riding	Cannington Moosomin
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	Kurt Corscadden
• Governing body	RM of Golden West No. 95 Council
• Administrator	Edward Mish
• Office location	Corning
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	790.72 km2 (305.30 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	291
• Density	0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0G 0T0
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Golden West No. 95 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Government

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

• Corning

Localities

• Gapview
• Handsworth

The Ocean Man First Nation is also adjacent to the RM

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	622	—
1986	582	−6.4%
1991	526	−9.6%
1996	547	+4.0%
2001	344	−37.1%
2006	322	−6.4%
2011	315	−2.2%
2016	291	−7.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Golden West No. 95 had a population of 289 living in 114 of its 129 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 291. With a land area of 781.59 km² (301.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Golden West No. 95 recorded a population of 291 living in 124 of its 138 total private dwellings, a -7.6% change from its 2011 population of 315. With a land area of 790.72 km² (305.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Economy

The RM's major industry is agriculture.^[9]

Government

The RM of Golden West No. 95 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Kurt Corscadden while its administrator is Edward Mish.^[3] The RM's office is located in Corning.^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 47
• Saskatchewan Highway 616
• Saskatchewan Highway 701
• Saskatchewan Highway 711
• Canadian Pacific Railway (abandoned)

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 Golden West No. 95". 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. "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
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.
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