Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

49°38′56″N 103°01′34″W / 49.649°N 103.026°W / 49.649; -103.026^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division1SARM division1Federal ridingSouris—Moose Mountain Provincial ridingCanningtonFormed^[2]December 13, 1909Government

^[3]

• ReeveZandra Slater • Governing bodyRM of Tecumseh No. 65 Council • AdministratorAlysson Slater • Office locationStoughtonArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land824.5 km² (318.3 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total271 • Density0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTPostal code

S0G 4T0

Area code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65 (2016 population: 271) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Tecumseh No. 65 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.^[5]

Towns

Stoughton

Villages

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	510	—
1986	456	−10.6%
1991	383	−16.0%
1996	359	−6.3%
2001	316	−12.0%
2006	270	−14.6%
2011	270	+0.0%
2016	271	+0.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Tecumseh No. 65 had a population of 255 living in 105 of its 130 total private dwellings, a change of -5.9% from its 2016 population of 271. With a land area of 798.92 km² (308.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Tecumseh No. 65 recorded a population of 271 living in 110 of its 126 total private dwellings, a 0.4% change from its 2011 population of 270. With a land area of 824.5 km² (318.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Tecumseh No. 65 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Zandra Slater while its administrator is Alysson Slater.^[3] The RM's office is located in Stoughton.^[3]

References

^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Municipality Details: RM of Tecumseh No. 65". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved December 26, 2007
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.