Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163

Not to be confused with Wheatland County, Alberta or Wheatland County, Montana.

The Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163 (2016 population: 149) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

Wheatlands No. 163
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163
Mortlach Parkbeg
Location of the RM of Wheatlands No. 163 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.453°N 106.192°W / 50.453; -106.192[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	7
SARM division	2
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	Kurtis Hicks
• Governing body	RM of Wheatlands No. 163 Council
• Administrator	Angela Molde
• Office location	Mortlach
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	827.4 km2 (319.5 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	149
• Density	0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Wheatlands No. 163 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	289	—
1986	292	+1.0%
1991	276	−5.5%
1996	226	−18.1%
2001	178	−21.2%
2006	164	−7.9%
2011	149	−9.1%
2016	149	+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wheatlands No. 163 had a population of 157 living in 69 of its 82 total private dwellings, a change of 5.4% from its 2016 population of 149. With a land area of 818.63 km² (316.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wheatlands No. 163 recorded a population of 149 living in 69 of its 71 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 149. With a land area of 827.4 km² (319.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Geography

The Coteau Hills in the RM taper off to agricultural plains.^[8] The burrowing owl (athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area.^[9]

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Mortlach
• Parkbeg

Government

The RM of Wheatlands No. 163 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 Andy Bossence while its administrator is Julie Gerbrandt.^[3] The RM's office is located in Mortlach.^[3]

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

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 Wheatlands No. 163". 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. "Wheatlands No. 163", Sask biz, Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved December 29, 2007
9. "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2007.