Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136

The Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136 (2016 population: 669) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 3. The RM is located in the southwest portion of the province, southeast of the City of Swift Current.

Coulee No. 136
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136
Chortitz Burnham Neidpath McMahon Braddock Hallonquist Rosenhof
Location of the RM of Coulee No. 136 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.179°N 107.442°W / 50.179; -107.442[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	7
SARM division	3
Formed[2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
• Reeve	Greg Targerson
• Governing body	RM of Coulee No. 136 Council
• Administrator	Tammy Knight
• Office location	Swift Current
Area  (2021)[4]
• Land	840.54 km2 (324.53 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	669
• Density	0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Highway(s)	Highway 363 Highway 609 Highway 721 Highway 739
Waterway(s)	Braddock Lake Highfield Reservoir

History

The RM of Coulee No. 136 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets

• Chortitz

Localities

• Braddock
• Burnham
• Hallonquist
• McMahon
• Neidpath
• Rheinfeld
• Rosenhof
• Rosenort
• South Gnadenthal

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	755	—
1986	736	−2.5%
1991	663	−9.9%
1996	584	−11.9%
2001	559	−4.3%
2006	509	−8.9%
2011	582	+14.3%
2016	563	−3.3%
2021	669	+18.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Coulee No. 136 had a population of 669 living in 182 of its 206 total private dwellings, a change of 18.8% from its 2016 population of 563. With a land area of 840.54 km² (324.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km² (2.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Coulee No. 136 recorded a population of 563 living in 183 of its 205 total private dwellings, a -3.3% change from its 2011 population of 582. With a land area of 843.69 km² (325.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[7]

Government

The RM of Coulee No. 136 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 Greg Targerson while its administrator is Tammy Knight.^[3] The RM's office is located in Swift Current.^[3]

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

References

1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: RM of Coulee No. 136". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
5. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "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.