Rural Municipality of Prairie Rose No. 309

The Rural Municipality of Prairie Rose No. 309 (2016 population: 220) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the central portion of the province.

Prairie Rose No. 309
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Prairie Rose No. 309
Field in the RM
Location of the RM of Prairie Rose No. 309 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.760°N 104.689°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	10
SARM division	5
Formed[2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
• Reeve	Darin Pedersen
• Governing body	RM of Prairie Rose No. 309 Council
• Administrator	Melissa Dieno
• Office location	Jansen
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	839.08 km^2 (323.97 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	220
• Density	0.3/km^2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Prairie Rose No. 309 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Jansen

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Esk

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	541	—
1986	492	−9.1%
1991	411	−16.5%
1996	364	−11.4%
2001	345	−5.2%
2006	292	−15.4%
2011	259	−11.3%
2016	220	−15.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Prairie Rose No. 309 recorded a population of 220 living in 84 of its 91 total private dwellings, a -15.1% change from its 2011 population of 259. With a land area of 839.08 km² (323.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Prairie Rose No. 309 recorded a population of 259, a -11.3% change from its 2006 population of 292. With a land area of 839.08 km² (323.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2011.[7]

Government

The RM of Prairie Rose No. 309 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Darin Pedersen while its administrator is Melissa Dieno.[3] The RM's office is located in Jansen.[3]

References

1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: RM of Prairie Rose No. 309". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "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.
5. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2020.