Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake No. 129

The Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake No. 129 (2016 population: 315) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 2.

Bratt's Lake No. 129
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake No. 129
Location of the RM of Bratt's Lake No. 129 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.162°N 104.679°W / 50.162; -104.679[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	6
SARM division	2
Federal riding	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan
Provincial riding	Indian Head-Milestone Lumsden-Morse
Formed[2]	January 1, 1913
Government [3]
• Reeve	J. Barry Hamdorf
• Governing body	RM of Bratt's Lake No. 129 Council
• Administrator	Linda Klimm
• Office location	Wilcox
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	844.94 km2 (326.23 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	315
• Density	0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0G 5E0
Area codes	306 and 639

History

The RM of Bratt's Lake No. 129 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities.

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Wilcox

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.

Localities

• Corinne
• Diana
• Estlin

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	477	—
1986	433	−9.2%
1991	391	−9.7%
1996	371	−5.1%
2001	374	+0.8%
2006	362	−3.2%
2011	350	−3.3%
2016	315	−10.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Bratt's Lake No. 129 had a population of 328 living in 130 of its 147 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 315. With a land area of 844.71 km² (326.14 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 Bratt's Lake No. 129 recorded a population of 315 living in 129 of its 149 total private dwellings, a -10% change from its 2011 population of 350. With a land area of 844.94 km² (326.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Bratt's Lake No. 129 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 J. Barry Hamdorf while its administrator is Linda Klimm.^[3] The RM's office is located in Wilcox.^[3]