The Rural Municipality of Tullymet No. 216 (2016 population: 200) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 1.

History

The RM of Tullymet No. 216 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Heritage properties

There are three historical sites located within the RM.

• File Hills Post Office\Thompson Farm - Constructed in 1900, the site is located five kilometres south of the Town of Ituna.
• Jewish Cemetery (also called the Lipton Jewish Cemetery) - Established in 1902, the cemetery is the resting place for early Jewish Romania immigrants.
• Tullymet Yard (also called the Robertson Homestead; Tullymet Post Office; RM of Tullymet No. 216 Office) - Now used as a maintenance yard by the municipality, the yard was originally the Robertson Homestead when it was constructed from 1907 to 1937.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Tullymet No. 216 had a population of 183 living in 78 of its 93 total private dwellings, a change of -8.5% from its 2016 population of 200. With a land area of 555.62 km (214.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km (0.9/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Tullymet No. 216 recorded a population of 200 living in 87 of its 105 total private dwellings, a -9.1% change from its 2011 population of 220. With a land area of 562.99 km (217.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The RM of Tullymet No. 216 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Aaron Keisig while its administrator is Sheila Keisig. The RM's office is located in Balcarres.

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan