Rural Municipality of King George No. 256

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

51°08′24″N 107°28′12″W / 51.140°N 107.470°W / 51.140; -107.470^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division7SARM division3Formed^[2]December 11, 1911Government

^[3]

• ReeveBonnie Simonson • Governing bodyRM of King George No. 256 Council • AdministratorKrista James • Office locationDinsmoreArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land831.97 km² (321.23 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total226 • Density0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of King George No. 256 (2016 population: 226) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 3.

History

The RM of King George No. 256 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	365	—
1986	330	−9.6%
1991	309	−6.4%
1996	271	−12.3%
2001	244	−10.0%
2006	234	−4.1%
2011	217	−7.3%
2016	226	+4.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[5]^[6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of King George No. 256 had a population of 178 living in 79 of its 94 total private dwellings, a change of -21.2% from its 2016 population of 226. With a land area of 820.32 km² (316.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of King George No. 256 recorded a population of 226 living in 85 of its 89 total private dwellings, a 4.1% change from its 2011 population of 217. With a land area of 831.97 km² (321.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of King George No. 256 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Bonnie Simonson while its administrator is Krista James.^[3] The RM's office is located in Dinsmore.^[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 King George No. 256". 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 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.