Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165 (2016 population: 427) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.
Morse No. 165 | |
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| Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165 | |
 Location of the RM of Morse No. 165 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 50.679°N 107.097°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 7 |
| SARM division | 3 |
| Formed[2] | December 11, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Bruce Gall |
| • Governing body | RM of Morse No. 165 Council |
| • Administrator | Mark Wilson |
| • Office location | Morse |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 1,244.38 km2 (480.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 427 |
| • Density | 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
History
The RM of Morse No. 165 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[2]
Geography
Reed Lake is in the RM.[5]
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
- Localities
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Morse No. 165 had a population of 396 living in 128 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of −7.3% from its 2016 population of 427. With a land area of 1,232.65 km2 (475.93 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Morse No. 165 recorded a population of 427 living in 134 of its 160 total private dwellings, a 6.5% change from its 2011 population of 401. With a land area of 1,244.38 km2 (480.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.[4]