Rural Municipality of South Qu'Appelle No. 157

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Qu'Appelle (disambiguation).

The Rural Municipality of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 (2016 population: 1,275) 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.

South Qu'Appelle No. 157
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of South Qu'Appelle No. 157
RM's centennial plaque
Location of the RM of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.538°N 103.997°W / 50.538; -103.997[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	6
SARM division	1
Formed[2]	August 6, 1884
Government [3]
• Reeve	Jeannie DesRochers
• Governing body	RM of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 Council
• Administrator	Heidi Berlin
• Office location	Qu'Appelle
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	889.72 km2 (343.52 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	1,275
• Density	1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area codes	306 and 639

History

The RM of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 incorporated as a rural municipality on August 6, 1884.^[2]

Geography

The burrowing owl (athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area.^[5]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Qu'Appelle

Villages

• McLean

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[6]

• Edgeley
• St. Joseph's

Localities^[7]

• Avonhurst

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,182	—
1986	1,167	−1.3%
1991	1,128	−3.3%
1996	1,135	+0.6%
2001	1,098	−3.3%
2006	1,066	−2.9%
2011	1,271	+19.2%
2016	1,275	+0.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[8][9]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 had a population of 1,231 living in 475 of its 515 total private dwellings, a change of -3.5% from its 2016 population of 1,275. With a land area of 877.75 km² (338.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km² (3.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[10]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 recorded a population of 1,275 living in 489 of its 528 total private dwellings, a 0.3% change from its 2011 population of 1,271. With a land area of 889.72 km² (343.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km² (3.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 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 Jeannie DesRochers while its administrator is Heidi Berlin.^[3] The RM's office is located in Qu'Appelle.^[3]

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan