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Rural Municipality Of Fertile Belt No. 183
The Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183 (2016 population: 781) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and SARM Division No. 1.

History

The RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Historical properties

There are two historical properties located within the RM.

  • Our Lady of Assumption (Kaposvar) Roman Catholic Church - (also called Kaposvar Museum) Located in Esterhazy, the building was erected in 1906-1907 by Brothers of Father Jules Pirot with Hungarian farmers hauling stones from the surrounding area.
  • New Stockholm Lutheran Church - (also called Swedish Evangelical Lutheran New Stockholm Church) the building was erected in 1917 by Swedish immigrants. The church is located in the village of Stockholm.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns
Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets
Localities

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
19811,319—    
19861,153−12.6%
19911,091−5.4%
1996962−11.8%
2001872−9.4%
2006771−11.6%
2011816+5.8%
2016781−4.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 had a population of 727 living in 309 of its 345 total private dwellings, a change of -6.9% from its 2016 population of 781. With a land area of 1,001.93 km (386.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km (1.9/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 recorded a population of 781 living in 334 of its 377 total private dwellings, a -0.5% change from its 2011 population of 785. With a land area of 1,006.67 km (388.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km (2.0/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Arlynn Kurtz while its administrator is Lorie Jackson. The RM's office is located in Stockholm.

Transportation

The Esterhazy Airport is located within the rural municipality.

References

  1. ^ "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Municipality Details: RM of Fertile Belt No. 183". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Our Lady of Assumption (Kaposvar) Roman Catholic Church Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ New Stockholm Lutheran Church Archived 2014-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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