Rural Municipality of Walpole No. 92
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Walpole No. 92 (2016 population: 326) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1.
Walpole No. 92
Pipestone No. 92 (1910–1911) | |
|---|---|
| Rural Municipality of Walpole No. 92 | |
Grain elevator in Parkman | |
 Location of the RM of Walpole No. 92 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 49.881°N 101.856°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 1 |
| SARM division | 1 |
| Federal riding | Souris—Moose Mountain |
| Provincial riding | Cannington Moosomin |
| Formed[2] | December 12, 1910 |
| Name change[3] | February 15, 1911 (from RM of Pipestone No. 92) |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Hugh Smyth |
| • Governing body | RM of Walpole No. 92 Council |
| • Administrator | Deborah C. Saville |
| • Office location | Wawota |
| Area (2016)[5] | |
| • Land | 844.66 km2 (326.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[5] | |
• Total | 326 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Postal code | S0G 5A0 |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
| Website | walpolerm |
History
Geography
Communities and localities
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM:
- Hamlets
- Kelso
- Parkman
- Walpole
- Localities
- Doonside
- Mair
- Riga
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Walpole No. 92 had a population of 292 living in 116 of its 135 total private dwellings, a change of −10.4% from its 2016 population of 326. With a land area of 832.36 km2 (321.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (0.9/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Walpole No. 92 recorded a population of 326 living in 126 of its 149 total private dwellings, a −3.6% change from its 2011 population of 338. With a land area of 844.66 km2 (326.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) in 2016.[5]