Rural Municipality of Swift Current No. 137

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

The Rural Municipality of Swift Current No. 137 (2016 population: 1,932) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within SARM Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the office, it surrounds the city of Swift Current.

Swift Current No. 137
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Swift Current No. 137
Swift Current Wymark Cantuar Beverley Schoenfeld Rhineland Dunelm Wyatt Duncairn
Location of the RM of Swift Current No. 137 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.256°N 107.811°W / 50.256; -107.811[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
SARM division	3
Formed[2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
• Reeve	Robert Neufeld
• Governing body	RM of Swift Current No. 137 Council
• Administrator	Linda Boser
• Office location	Swift Current
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,102.43 km2 (425.65 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	1,932
• Density	1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area codes	306 and 639
Website	Official website

History

The RM of Swift Current No. 137 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Cities

• Swift Current

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

• Wymark

Localities^[6][7]

• Aikins
• Beverley
• Cantuar
• Duncairn
• Dunelm
• Hak
• Java
• Player
• Pondarosa Trailer Court
• Rhineland
• Rosengart
• Schantzenfel
• Schoenfeld
• Schoenwiese
• Smith Field Airport
• Springfeld
• Swift Current Airport
• Wyatt

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,827	—
1986	1,801	−1.4%
1991	1,614	−10.4%
1996	1,547	−4.2%
2001	1,706	+10.3%
2006	1,587	−7.0%
2011	2,032	+28.0%
2016	1,932	−4.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[8][9]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Swift Current No. 137 had a population of 1,995 living in 735 of its 778 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,932. With a land area of 1,100.47 km² (424.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km² (4.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[10]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Swift Current No. 137 recorded a population of 1,932 living in 705 of its 743 total private dwellings, a -2.5% change from its 2011 population of 1,981. With a land area of 1,102.43 km² (425.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km² (4.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Swift Current No. 137 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 Robert Neufeld while its administrator is Linda Boser.^[3] The RM's office is located in Swift Current.^[3]

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan