The Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254 (2016 population: 327) 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 south-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Loreburn No. 254 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981569—    
1986505−11.2%
1991474−6.1%
1996422−11.0%
2001384−9.0%
2006350−8.9%
2011346−1.1%
2016327−5.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Loreburn No. 254 had a population of 380 living in 140 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of 16.2% from its 2016 population of 327. With a land area of 958.42 km2 (370.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Loreburn No. 254 recorded a population of 327 living in 122 of its 132 total private dwellings, a -5.5% change from its 2011 population of 346. With a land area of 966.78 km2 (373.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

The RM of Loreburn No. 254 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 Kevin Vollmer while its administrator is Vanessa Tastad.[3] The RM's office is located in Loreburn.[3]

See also

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. ^ a b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Municipality Details: RM of Loreburn No. 254". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "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.