Rural Municipality of Mount Pleasant No. 2
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Mount Pleasant No. 2 (2016 population: 414) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. Located in the southeast portion of the province, it is adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Renville County in North Dakota.
Mount Pleasant No. 2 | |
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| Rural Municipality of Mount Pleasant No. 2 | |
Abandoned farm house in the RM of Mount Pleasant | |
 Location of the RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 49.134°N 101.815°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 1 |
| SARM division | 1 |
| Federal riding | Souris—Moose Mountain |
| Provincial riding | Cannington |
| Formed[2] | December 11, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Chad Baglole |
| • Governing body | RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 Council |
| • Administrator | Lydia M. Hammell |
| • Office location | Carnduff |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
| • Land | 772.71 km2 (298.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 419 |
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Postal code | S0C 0S0 |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
History
The RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[2]
Geography
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 had a population of 419 living in 152 of its 182 total private dwellings, a change of 1.2% from its 2016 population of 414. With a land area of 772.71 km2 (298.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 recorded a population of 414 living in 144 of its 151 total private dwellings, a 8.1% change from its 2011 population of 383. With a land area of 780.83 km2 (301.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.4/sq mi) in 2016.[8]
