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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Rural Municipality Of Oakdale No. 320
The Rural Municipality of Oakdale No. 320 (2016 population: 253) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6. Located in the west-central portion of the province, it is near the Alberta boundary.

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.

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981446—    
1986436−2.2%
1991388−11.0%
1996354−8.8%
2001332−6.2%
2006290−12.7%
2011258−11.0%
2016253−1.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics

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
Former amalgamated school divisions
Former 'single-room schoolhouse' school districts

Transportation

Rail
  • C.N.R. Dodsland Branch — served Beaufield, Coleville, and Driver
  • C.N.R. Outlook-Kerrobert Branch — served Ermine
Roads