Rural Municipality of North Battleford No. 437

This article is about the rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada. For the city in Saskatchewan, Canada, see North Battleford.

The Rural Municipality of North Battleford No. 437 (2016 population: 725) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and SARM Division No. 6. Located in the west-central portion of the province, it comprises the rural area generally to the north and east of the City of North Battleford.

North Battleford No. 437
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of North Battleford No. 437
North Battleford Hamlin Brada
Location of the RM of North Battleford No. 437 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.760°N 108.228°W / 52.760; -108.228[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	16
SARM division	6
Formed[2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
• Reeve	Dan Bartko
• Governing body	RM of North Battleford No. 437 Council
• Administrator	Debbie Arsenault
• Office location	North Battleford
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	797.2 km2 (307.8 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	725
• Density	0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area codes	306 and 639

History

The RM of North Battleford No. 437 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Brada

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,107	—
1986	1,075	−2.9%
1991	1,036	−3.6%
1996	984	−5.0%
2001	1,078	+9.6%
2006	737	−31.6%
2011	733	−0.5%
2016	725	−1.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of North Battleford No. 437 had a population of 687 living in 262 of its 288 total private dwellings, a change of -5.2% from its 2016 population of 725. With a land area of 792.18 km² (305.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km² (2.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of North Battleford No. 437 recorded a population of 725 living in 276 of its 290 total private dwellings, a -1.1% change from its 2011 population of 733. With a land area of 797.2 km² (307.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km² (2.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of North Battleford No. 437 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 Dan Bartko while its administrator is Debbie Arsenault.^[3] The RM's office is located in North Battleford.^[3]

Infrastructure

The North Battleford Energy Centre, a 260 MW generating station, was built by Northland Power in the RM.