Rural Municipality of Mankota No. 45

The Rural Municipality of Mankota No. 45 (2016 population: 292) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within SARM Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Valley County and Phillips County in Montana.

Mankota No. 45
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Mankota No. 45
R.M. office in Mankota
Mankota McCord Ferland
Location of the RM of Mankota No. 45 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49.319°N 107.023°W / 49.319; -107.023[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
SARM division	3
Federal riding	Cypress Hills—Grasslands
Provincial riding	Wood River
Formed[2]	January 1, 1913
Government [3]
• Reeve	Greg Zerr
• Governing body	RM of Mankota No. 45 Council
• Administrator	Tammi Baldock
• Office location	Mankota
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,696.35 km2 (654.96 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	292
• Density	0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0H 2W0
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Highway(s)	Highway 18 Highway 19 Highway 611
Point(s) of interest	Grasslands National Park

History

The RM of Mankota No. 45 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Mankota

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

• McCord

Localities

• Billimun
• Ferland
• Horse Creek
• McEachern
• Milly
• Summercove
• Wideview

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	526	—
1986	561	+6.7%
1991	559	−0.4%
1996	506	−9.5%
2001	430	−15.0%
2006	382	−11.2%
2011	322	−15.7%
2016	292	−9.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Mankota No. 45 had a population of 289 living in 129 of its 158 total private dwellings, a change of -1% from its 2016 population of 292. With a land area of 1,693.17 km² (653.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Mankota No. 45 recorded a population of 292 living in 132 of its 154 total private dwellings, a -9.3% change from its 2011 population of 322. With a land area of 1,696.35 km² (654.96 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Mankota No. 45 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 Calvin Gavelin while its administrator is Debra Shaw.^[3] The RM's office is located in Mankota.^[3]

Transportation

• Highway 18
• Highway 19
• Highway 611

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 Mankota No. 45". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "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.
5. "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.