The Rural Municipality of Spalding No. 368 (
2016 population: ) is a
rural municipality
A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries.
These include:
* Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...
(RM) in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
within
Census Division No. 14 and
Division No. 4.
History
The RM of Spalding No. 368 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.
;Heritage properties
''St. Michael's Anglican Church'' (dedicated on May 17, 1909) and its associated cemetery is located 20 kilometres southeast of
Daphne
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There are several versions of the myth in which she appears, but t ...
within the RM. The church was in active service until 1943.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Spalding No. 368 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 Spalding No. 368 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 economy of the RM is predominantly agricultural.
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Government
The RM of Spalding No. 368 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday of every month.[ The reeve of the RM is Eugene Eggerman while its administrator is Cathy Holt.][ The RM's office is located in Spalding.][
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See also
*List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
A Rural municipality (Canada), rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations ...
References
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Spalding
Spalding No. 368, Saskatchewan