Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281

The Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281 (2016 population: 224) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the south-central portion of the province.

Wood Creek No. 281
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281
Location of the RM of Wood Creek No. 281 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.500°N 105.586°W / 51.500; -105.586[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	11
SARM division	5
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	Glen Busse
• Governing body	RM of Wood Creek No. 281 Council
• Administrator	Darlene Mann
• Office location	Simpson
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	832.34 km2 (321.37 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	224
• Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area codes	306 and 639

History

The RM of Wood Creek No. 281 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Geography

The RM is adjacent to Last Mountain Lake.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Simpson

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Amazon

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	432	—
1986	408	−5.6%
1991	394	−3.4%
1996	351	−10.9%
2001	325	−7.4%
2006	274	−15.7%
2011	205	−25.2%
2016	224	+9.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wood Creek No. 281 had a population of 205 living in 91 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of -8.5% from its 2016 population of 224. With a land area of 829.78 km² (320.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wood Creek No. 281 recorded a population of 224 living in 100 of its 117 total private dwellings, a 9.3% change from its 2011 population of 205. With a land area of 832.34 km² (321.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Wood Creek No. 281 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Glen Busse while its administrator is Darlene Mann.^[3] The RM's office is located in Simpson.^[3]