The Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231 (2021 population: 285) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary and south of the South Saskatchewan River.

History

On January 1, 1913, the RM of Happyland No. 231 became a rural municipality. It was originally named the RM of Prussia No. 231 but its name was changed sometime during 1917, at the height of the First World War and anti-German sentiment in Saskatchewan.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Leader

Villages

• Mendham
• Prelate

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Liebenthal

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Happyland No. 231 had a population of 285 living in 110 of its 140 total private dwellings, a change of 14.5% from its 2016 population of 249. With a land area of 1,269.18 km (490.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Happyland No. 231 recorded a population of 249 living in 101 of its 113 total private dwellings, a -12.3% change from its 2011 population of 284. With a land area of 1,259 km (486 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km (0.5/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The RM of Happyland No. 231 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 Timothy Geiger while its administrator is Kim Lacelle. The RM's office is located in Leader.

Transportation

Rail

• Great Sandhills Railway (a Leader-to-Swift Current branch line)

Roads

• Highway 21—serves Leader, Liebenthal
• Highway 32—serves Leader, Prelate
• Highway 321—serves Liebenthal