Rural Municipality of Willow Creek No. 458

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

53°03′36″N 104°24′40″W / 53.060°N 104.411°W / 53.060; -104.411^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division14SARM division4Formed^[2]December 9, 1912Government

^[3]

• ReeveGordon Garinger • Governing bodyRM of Willow Creek No. 458 Council • AdministratorVicki Baptist • Office locationBrooksbyArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land845.18 km² (326.33 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total630 • Density0.7/km² (2/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Willow Creek No. 458 (2016 population: 630) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4.

History

The RM of Willow Creek No. 458 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

Localities

Brooksby
Edenbridge
Irvington
Ratner
Thaxted
Whittome

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,218	—
1986	1,184	−2.8%
1991	1,002	−15.4%
1996	918	−8.4%
2001	818	−10.9%
2006	719	−12.1%
2011	693	−3.6%
2016	630	−9.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Willow Creek No. 458 had a population of 683 living in 295 of its 340 total private dwellings, a change of 8.4% from its 2016 population of 630. With a land area of 838.86 km² (323.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km² (2.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Willow Creek No. 458 recorded a population of 630 living in 281 of its 318 total private dwellings, a -9.1% change from its 2011 population of 693. With a land area of 845.18 km² (326.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Attractions

Beth Israel Synagogue
Fort à la Corne Provincial Forest
Melfort & District Museum
Star City Heritage Museum
Tisdale & District Museum
Wapiti Valley Regional Park

Government

The RM of Willow Creek No. 458 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 Gordon Garinger while its administrator is Vicki Baptist.^[3] The RM's office is located in Brooksby.^[3]

Transportation

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 Willow Creek No. 458". 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.
^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "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.