The Rural Municipality of Reciprocity No. 32 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 1 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

Etymology

Reciprocity No. 32 is named after the Reciprocity Treaty, a free trade agreement which was a controversial election issue in 1911. The treaty was defeated, along with

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's government, in the same year. The name was suggested by J. Adolph Lemay, the R.M. secretary of the time.

History

The RM of Reciprocity No. 32 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography

The western edge of the RM runs along the

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Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM: ;

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* Alida The following unincorporated communities are within the RM: ;Localities *

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Rivers

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**Auburnton Creek **Lightning Creek (at the extreme north-east corner of the RM)

Transportation

* Highway 8 (at the north-east corner of the RM) * Highway 601 * Highway 361 * Highway 318 * Alida/Cowan Farm Private Aerodrome

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Reciprocity No. 32 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Reciprocity No. 32 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy

The RM's economy is based on agriculture and oil.

Government

The RM of Reciprocity No. 32 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Alan Arthur while its administrator is Marilyn J. Larsen. The RM's office is located in Alida.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Reciprocity * Division No. 1, Saskatchewan