Rural Municipality of Tullymet No. 216
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Tullymet No. 216 (2016 population: 200) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 1.
Tullymet No. 216 | |
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| Rural Municipality of Tullymet No. 216 | |
Location of the RM of Tullymet No. 216 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 50.970°N 103.449°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 6 |
| SARM division | 1 |
| Formed[2] | January 1, 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Aaron Keisig |
| • Governing body | RM of Tullymet No. 216 Council |
| • Administrator | Sheila Keisig |
| • Office location | Tullymet Yard |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 562.99 km2 (217.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 200 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
History
The RM of Tullymet No. 216 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[2]
- Heritage properties
There are three historical sites located within the RM.
- File Hills Post Office\Thompson Farm - Constructed in 1900, the site is located five kilometres south of the Town of Ituna.[5]
- Jewish Cemetery (also called the Lipton Jewish Cemetery) - Established in 1902, the cemetery is the resting place for early Jewish Romania immigrants.[6]
- Tullymet Yard (also called the Robertson Homestead; Tullymet Post Office; RM of Tullymet No. 216 Office) - Now used as the office and maintenance yard by the municipality, the yard was originally the Robertson Homestead when it was constructed from 1907 to 1937.[7][8]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Tullymet No. 216 had a population of 183 living in 78 of its 93 total private dwellings, a change of -8.5% from its 2016 population of 200. With a land area of 555.62 km2 (214.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.9/sq mi) in 2021.[11]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Tullymet No. 216 recorded a population of 200 living in 87 of its 105 total private dwellings, a -9.1% change from its 2011 population of 220. With a land area of 562.99 km2 (217.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.[4]