Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159

The Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159 (2016 population: 974) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 2. In the south-central portion of the province, it surrounds the city of Regina, the provincial capital, and forms part of the Regina census metropolitan area.

Sherwood No. 159
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159
Rowatt
Condie
Adams
Albatross
Victoria Plains
Location of the RM of Sherwood No. 159 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.473°N 104.627°W / 50.473; -104.627[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division6
SARM division2
Federal ridingMoose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan
Regina—Qu'Appelle
Provincial ridingIndian Head-Milestone
Lumsden-Morse
Formed[2]December 11, 1911
Government
 • ReeveSue Oakley-Paul
 • Governing bodyRM of Sherwood No. 159 Council
 • AdministratorBradley Wiebe
 • Office locationRegina
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land656.87 km2 (253.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total974
 • Density1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Postal code
S4W 0L3
Area code(s)306 and 639
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The RM of Sherwood No. 159 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[2] The RM was named after the Sherwood School District No. 460, which itself was named after Sherwood, Ontario, where some of the early settlers to the area originated from.[5]

Heritage properties

The RM has two heritage properties.

  • Boggy Creek School - Built in 1923 as a One-room school, the building was used as a school until 1965. After that point it was used by Regina Board of Education for an outdoor program. The site had an older school building dating back to 1886. The school is located 10 km northwest of Regina. The building is of brick construction based on a Waterman-Waterbury Company design.[6]
  • Normand Farm Residence - Built in 1905 as a homestead the two story residence is made from field-stone and brick. Still in use as a residence the building is located on Zehner Road,[7]

Geography

The RM features heavy clay soils, making it one of the richest farming areas in the province. The Wascana Valley and Wascana Creek meander through the RM. The Sherwood Forest Bridge crosses Wascana Creek within the RM.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Cities

Towns

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
19811,329—    
19861,218−8.4%
19911,098−9.9%
19961,056−3.8%
20011,054−0.2%
20061,075+2.0%
2011929−13.6%
2016974+4.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[8][9]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Sherwood No. 159 recorded a population of 974 living in 309 of its 325 total private dwellings, a 10.8% change from its 2011 population of 879. With a land area of 656.87 km2 (253.62 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Sherwood No. 159 recorded a population of 929, a -10.6% change from its 2006 population of 1,039. With a land area of 692.7 km2 (267.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.5/sq mi) in 2011.[10]

Economy

The Sherwood Industrial Park is also within the RM, which is a home to the steel manufacturer Evraz (formerly IPSCO), agricultural implement manufacturers and dealerships, trucking companies, and medical hazardous waste disposal facilities.

Government

The RM of Sherwood No. 159 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 Jeff Poissant while its administrator is Pam Malach.[3] The RM's office is located in Regina.[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 Sherwood No. 159". 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. Sask Biz
  6. Boggy Creek School
  7. Normand Farm Residence
  8. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  9. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  10. "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.
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