Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304 (2016 population: 301) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 9 and SARM Division No. 4.
Buchanan No. 304 | |
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| Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304 | |
Location of the RM of Buchanan No. 304 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 51.737°N 102.612°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 9 |
| SARM division | 4 |
| Formed[2] | January 1, 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Don Skoretz |
| • Governing body | RM of Buchanan No. 304 Council |
| • Administrator | Twila Hadubiak |
| • Office location | Buchanan |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 738.8 km2 (285.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 301 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
History
The RM of Buchanan No. 304 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[2]
Geography
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Buchanan No. 304 had a population of 330 living in 150 of its 192 total private dwellings, a change of 22.2% from its 2016 population of 270. With a land area of 708.27 km2 (273.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.2/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Buchanan No. 304 recorded a population of 301 living in 144 of its 214 total private dwellings, a −25.9% change from its 2011 population of 406. With a land area of 738.8 km2 (285.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.1/sq mi) in 2016.[4]