Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457 (2016 population: 586) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4.
Connaught No. 457 | |
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| Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457 | |
Location of the RM of Connaught No. 457 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 53.067°N 103.960°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 14 |
| SARM division | 4 |
| Formed[2] | December 11, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Arthur Lalonde |
| • Governing body | RM of Connaught No. 457 Council |
| • Administrator | Jaime Orr |
| • Office location | Tisdale |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 853.11 km2 (329.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 586 |
| • Density | 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
History
The RM of Connaught No. 457 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[2] It was previously Local Improvement District No. 457.
Geography
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Connaught No. 457 had a population of 491 living in 196 of its 221 total private dwellings, a change of -16.2% from its 2016 population of 586. With a land area of 848.82 km2 (327.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.5/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Connaught No. 457 recorded a population of 586 living in 227 of its 253 total private dwellings, a -6.8% change from its 2011 population of 629. With a land area of 853.11 km2 (329.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) in 2016.[4]