Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223

The Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223 (2016 population: 198) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 2.

Huron No. 223
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223
Location of the RM of Huron No. 223 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.967°N 106.329°W / 50.967; -106.329[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	7
SARM division	2
Formed[2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
• Reeve	Corey Doerksen
• Governing body	RM of Huron No. 223 Council
• Administrator	Daryl Dean
• Office location	Tugaske
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	842.11 km2 (325.14 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	198
• Density	0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area codes	306 and 639

History

The RM of Huron No. 223 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Tugaske.

Lakes and rivers

• Qu'Appelle River
• Eyebrow Lake

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	341	—
1986	315	−7.6%
1991	277	−12.1%
1996	263	−5.1%
2001	249	−5.3%
2006	233	−6.4%
2011	196	−15.9%
2016	198	+1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Huron No. 223 had a population of 205 living in 47 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of 3.5% from its 2016 population of 198. With a land area of 830.68 km² (320.73 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 Huron No. 223 recorded a population of 198 living in 48 of its 51 total private dwellings, a 1% change from its 2011 population of 196. With a land area of 842.11 km² (325.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Huron No. 223 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Corey Doerksen while its administrator is Daryl Dean.^[3] The RM's office is located in Tugaske.^[3]