Oakdale No. 320, Saskatchewan
History
The RM of Oakdale No. 320 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
- Localities
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Oakdale No. 320 had a population of 216 living in 95 of its 118 total private dwellings, a change of -14.6% from its 2016 population of 253. With a land area of 826.79 km (319.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km (0.7/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Oakdale No. 320 recorded a population of 253 living in 97 of its 114 total private dwellings, a -1.9% change from its 2011 population of 258. With a land area of 805.92 km (311.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km (0.8/sq mi) in 2016.
Government
The RM of Oakdale No. 320 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Darwin Whitfield while its administrator is Gillain Lund. The RM's office is located in Coleville.
Education
- Current school divisions
- Sun West School Division No. 207 — As of 2006, the Kindersley School Division and 5 other divisions were amalgamated into the Sun West School Division.
- Former amalgamated school divisions
- Kindersley Schoold Division No. 34 (1947–2006)
- Former 'single-room schoolhouse' school districts
- Algoma School District No. 2876 (1914–1946)
- Ashford School District No. 3773 (1916–1947)
- Avoca School District No. 3363 (1914–1947)
- Beaufield School District No. 3169 (1913–1947)
- Bonn School District No. 2475 (1909–1947)
- Buffalo Coulee School District No. 4278 (1919–1947)
- Coleville School District No. 3645 (1915–1946)
- Driver School District No. 811 (1912–1947)
- Elm Point School District No. 2779 (1911–1947)
- Eureka School District No. 2174 (1908–1947)
- Gleneath School District No. 4453 (1921–1947)
- Hopedale School District No. 346 (1911–1947)
- McKellar School District No. 584 (1910–1947)
- St. Florence School District No. 4299 (1920–1947)
- Somme School District No. 4127 (19??-1947)
- Teo Lake School District No. 1358 (1912–1947)
- Warwick School District No. 3080 (1913–1940)
Transportation
- Rail
- C.N.R. Dodsland Branch — served Beaufield, Coleville, and Driver
- C.N.R. Outlook-Kerrobert Branch — served Ermine
- Roads
- Highway 21
- Highway 307 — serves Coleville
References
- ^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Municipality Details: RM of Oakdale No. 320". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Waghorn's Guide, 1925
