Rural Municipality of Antelope Park No. 322

The Rural Municipality of Antelope Park No. 322 (2016 population: 130) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6. It is located along the border with Alberta.

Antelope Park No. 322
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Antelope Park No. 322
Loverna Hoosier Fusilier Court
Location of the RM of Antelope Park No. 322 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.751°N 109.848°W / 51.751; -109.848[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
SARM division	6
Federal riding	Battlefords--Lloydminster
Provincial riding	Kindersley
Formed[2]	December 11, 1911
Government [3]
• Reeve	Gordon Dommett
• Governing body	RM of Antelope Park No. 322 Council
• Administrator	Robin Busby
• Office location	Marengo
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	612.9 km2 (236.6 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	130
• Density	0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0L 2K0
Area codes	306 and 639

History

The RM of Antelope Park No. 322 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2] It was named for the ubiquitous pronghorn antelope.^[5]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Court
• Fusilier
• Hoosier
• Loverna, (dissolved March 10, 2003)^[6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	231	—
1986	225	−2.6%
1991	193	−14.2%
1996	179	−7.3%
2001	172	−3.9%
2006	151	−12.2%
2011	150	−0.7%
2016	130	−13.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Antelope Park No. 322 had a population of 124 living in 53 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of -4.6% from its 2016 population of 130. With a land area of 609.52 km² (235.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Antelope Park No. 322 recorded a population of 130 living in 54 of its 61 total private dwellings, a -13.3% change from its 2011 population of 150. With a land area of 612.9 km² (236.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Attractions

• Great Wall of Saskatchewan, near Smiley
• Buffalo Rubbing Stone Provincial Historic Site, near Flaxcombe
• Hoosier United Church, in Hoosier, Saskatchewan

Government

The RM of Antelope Park No. 322 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Tuesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Gordon Dommett while its administrator is Robin Busby.^[3] The RM's office is located in Marengo.^[3]

Transportation

Rail^[10]

• Boundary Branch CNR abandoned in 1981—once served Millerdale, Beaufield, Coleville, Driver, Smiley, Dewar Lake, Hoosier, Greene, Loverna

Roads^[11]

• Highway 317—serves Fusilier (north to Primate) to Hoosier
• Highway 772—serves Loverna
• Highway 51—serves Fusilier to Alberta

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan