Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292

The Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292 (2016 population: 241) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6. Located in the west-central portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary.

Milton No. 292
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292
Marengo Alsask Merid Greene
Location of the RM of Milton No. 292 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.493°N 109.824°W / 51.493; -109.824[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
SARM division	6
Formed[2]	December 11, 1911
Government [3]
• Reeve	David Bond
• Governing body	RM of Milton No. 292 Council
• Administrator	Robin Busby
• Office location	Marengo
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	658.64 km2 (254.30 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	241
• Density	0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area codes	306 and 639

The name probably came from Milton, Ontario which in turn was named after the English Poet, John Milton, where the surname Milton means "mill town".

History

The RM of Milton No. 292 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2] It was previously established as the Wirral Improvement District in 1905.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Marengo

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Special service areas

• Alsask

Localities

• Merid

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	299	—
1986	289	−3.3%
1991	247	−14.5%
1996	227	−8.1%
2001	199	−12.3%
2006	181	−9.0%
2011	312	+72.4%
2016	241	−22.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Milton No. 292 had a population of 249 living in 103 of its 135 total private dwellings, a change of -6.4% from its 2016 population of 266. With a land area of 672.17 km² (259.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Milton No. 292 recorded a population of 241 living in 109 of its 162 total private dwellings, a -22.8% change from its 2011 population of 312. With a land area of 658.64 km² (254.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Milton No. 292 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 David Bond while its administrator is Robin Busby.^[3] The RM's office is located in Marengo.^[3]

Transportation

Rail^[8]

• C.N.R. Saskatoon Calgary Branch—serves Flaxcombe, Marengo, Merid, Alsask, Sibbald
• Mantario Subdivision C.N.R—serves Kindersley, Alsask, Ardene

Roads^[9]

• Highway 7—serves Alsask
• Highway 44—serves Alsask
• Highway 317
• Francena Minerals Road, Saskatchewan
• Merid Road, Saskatchewan—comes close to Merid