Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166

The RM of Waldeck No. 166 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2] Its name was changed to the RM of Excelsior No. 166 on March 1, 1916.^[3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Excelsior No. 166 had a population of 808 living in 221 of its 247 total private dwellings, a change of 0.2% from its 2016 population of 806. With a land area of 1,196.48 km² (461.96 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Excelsior No. 166 recorded a population of 806 living in 228 of its 244 total private dwellings, a −16% change from its 2011 population of 959. With a land area of 1,198.35 km² (462.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

The RM of Excelsior No. 166 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.^[4] The reeve of the RM is Harold Martens while its administrator is Dianne Hahn.^[4] The RM's office is located in Rush Lake.^[4]

Rail^[9]

• C.P.R. West. -- serves Uren, Ernfold, Morse, Herbert, Rush Lake, Waldeck, Aikins, Swift Current

Roads

• Highway 628—intersects with Highway 1
• Highway 1—serves Waldeck, Rush Lake, and Herbert

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan