Rural Municipality of Montmartre No. 126

The Rural Municipality of Montmartre No. 126 (2016 population: 483) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province along Highway 48.

Montmartre No. 126
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Montmartre No. 126
Location of the RM of Montmartre No. 126 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.286°N 103.464°W / 50.286; -103.464[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	6
SARM division	1
Federal riding	Souris—Moose Mountain
Provincial riding	Moosomin
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	Bernard Kotylak
• Governing body	RM of Montmartre No. 126 Council
• Administrator	Dale Brenner
• Office location	Montmartre
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	853.84 km2 (329.67 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	483
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0G 3M0
Area codes	306 and 639

History

The RM of Montmartre No. 126 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Kendal
• Montmartre

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

• Candiac

The RM is adjacent to the Assiniboine 76 First Nations Indian reserve.

Parks and recreation

• Kemoca Regional Park

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	874	—
1986	756	−13.5%
1991	649	−14.2%
1996	574	−11.6%
2001	548	−4.5%
2006	503	−8.2%
2011	488	−3.0%
2016	483	−1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Montmartre No. 126 had a population of 350 living in 137 of its 156 total private dwellings, a change of -27.5% from its 2016 population of 483. With a land area of 817.75 km² (315.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Montmartre No. 126 recorded a population of 483 living in 174 of its 188 total private dwellings, a -1% change from its 2011 population of 488. With a land area of 853.84 km² (329.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Montmartre No. 126 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 Bernard Kotylak while its administrator is Dale Brenner.^[3] The RM's office is located in Montmartre.^[3]