The Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308 (2016 population: 519) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the east-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Big Quill No. 308 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

There are two places on the Canadian Register of Historic Places in the RM of Big Qill:

• Amma's House on the Yellowhead Highway approximately 17 kilometres west of Wynyard was built by Icelandic carpenters in 1919.
• St. John Bohoslav Krasne Ukrainian Catholic Church approximately 20 kilometres south-east of Wynyard was built in 1940.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Wynyard

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.

Organized hamlets

• Kandahar

Special service areas

• Dafoe

Localities

• Copeland
• Krasne

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Big Quill No. 308 had a population of 520 living in 218 of its 246 total private dwellings, a change of -2.6% from its 2016 population of 534. With a land area of 730.34 km (281.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km (1.8/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Big Quill No. 308 recorded a population of 519 living in 221 of its 263 total private dwellings, a -11.6% change from its 2011 population of 587. With a land area of 739.86 km (285.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km (1.8/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The RM of Big Quill No. 308 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Howie Linnen while its administrator is Santana Dawson. The RM's office is located in Wynyard.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of historic places in Saskatchewan