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| Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan |
| Country |
Canada |
| Province |
Saskatchewan |
| Local improvement district |
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| Rural Municipality |
January 1, 1913 |
| Government |
| - Reeve |
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| - Administrator |
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| - Councilor |
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| - Councilor |
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| - Councilor |
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| Area |
| - Total |
605.06 km² (233.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) |
| - Total |
333 |
| - Density |
0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone |
UTC (UTC-6) |
Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan
RM of Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan
Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 333 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. Residents also belong to SARM Division No. 1 and Census Division No. 5, Saskatchewan. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913.[1] No localities in this RM. [2] The town of Whitewood has its own municipal governing body. [3] The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area, and the Monarch (Danaus plexippus) is also monitored in this area by conservationists.[4]
A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.
| A person could work for the municipality and have his earnings put toward the taxes on his land; at one time, money collected in each Division stayed in that Division....The RM has as its responsibilities for many areas: agricultural programs and concerns in general; tax collections for needs of the municipality - road construction and maintenance; protective services - pest control, fire protection, weed control, environmental development, cultural and educational services; medical and veterinary needs and so forth. |
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— Tecumseh No. 65 [5]
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[edit] Statistics
According to the Canada 2006 Census[6]:
| • Population: |
333 (10.6 % from 2001) |
| • Land area: |
827.40 km² (319.46 sq mi) |
| • Population density: |
0.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.6 /sq mi) |
| • National population rank (Out of 5,008): |
Ranked Not Available |
| • Median age: |
Not Available (males: Not Available, females: Not Available) |
| • Total private dwellings: |
149 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: |
138 |
| • Mean household income: |
$Not Available |
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[edit] Area statistics
- Lat 50.416722332°
- Long 50.416722332
- Time zone (est) UTC-6
[edit] References
- ^ MRD Municipal Status Information, Government of Saskatchewan, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/incorp/rmincorpdatenum.html>. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
- ^ 4705033 - Willowdale No. 153, geographical codes and localities, 2006, Government of Canada, <http://stds.statcan.ca/english/sgc/2006/2006-sgc-searchlocal.asp?criteria=4705033>. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
- ^ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, <http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmname.asp>. Retrieved on 29 December 2007
- ^ Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database. Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan, Tecumseh No. 65, <http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=1003>. Retrieved on 27 December 2007
- ^ 2006 Community Profile
- ^ 2006 Community Profiles. Statistics Canada. Government of Canada (2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
- ^ Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America. World Index. Rumbletum.org (2004). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
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