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Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395

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The Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395 (2016 population: 803) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the northeast-central portion of the province.

CountryCanada
TimezoneCST
Areacodes306 and 639
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Porcupine No. 395
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395
Location of the RM of Porcupine No. 395 in Saskatchewan
Location of the RM of Porcupine No. 395 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.595°N 103.121°W / 52.595; -103.121[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division14
SARM division4
Formed[2]February 28, 1944
Government
[3]
 • ReeveSteve Kwiatkowski
 • Governing bodyRM of Porcupine No. 395 Council
 • AdministratorNicole Smith
 • Office locationPorcupine Plain
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land2,339.96 km2 (903.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
803
 • Density0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Area codes306 and 639
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History

The RM of Porcupine No. 395 incorporated as a rural municipality on February 28, 1944.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns
Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets[5]
Localities
  • Carragana, dissolved as a village, March 25, 1998[6]
  • Dillabough
  • Somme

Demographics

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Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
19811,750—    
19861,559−10.9%
19911,321−15.3%
19961,150−12.9%
20011,096−4.7%
2006949−13.4%
2011820−13.6%
2016803−2.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Porcupine No. 395 had a population of 736 living in 328 of its 463 total private dwellings, a change of −8.3% from its 2016 population of 803. With a land area of 2,316.38 km2 (894.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Porcupine No. 395 recorded a population of 803 living in 359 of its 471 total private dwellings, a −2.1% change from its 2011 population of 820. With a land area of 2,339.96 km2 (903.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

The RM of Porcupine No. 395 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Thursday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Steve Kwiatkowski while its administrator is Nicole Smith.[3] The RM's office is located in Porcupine Plain.[3]

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