Rural Municipality of St. Andrews No. 287
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of St. Andrews No. 287 (2016 population: 522) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and SARM Division No. 6.
St. Andrews No. 287 | |
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| Rural Municipality of St. Andrews No. 287 | |
 Location of the RM of St. Andrews No. 287 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 51.528°N 107.922°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 12 |
| SARM division | 6 |
| Formed[2] | December 12, 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Geoff Legge |
| • Governing body | RM of St. Andrews No. 287 Council |
| • Administrator | Joan Babecy |
| • Office location | Rosetown |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 803.75 km2 (310.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 522 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
History
The RM of St. Andrews No. 287 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.[2]
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
- Sovereign (dissolved as a village, December 31, 2005)
- Localities
- Fortune
- Glamis
- Thrasher
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of St. Andrews No. 287 had a population of 461 living in 148 of its 181 total private dwellings, a change of −11.7% from its 2016 population of 522. With a land area of 807.82 km2 (311.90 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 St. Andrews No. 287 recorded a population of 522 living in 160 of its 179 total private dwellings, a −1.9% change from its 2011 population of 532. With a land area of 803.75 km2 (310.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]