Rural Municipality of Wolseley No. 155

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°31′05″N 103°10′23″W / 50.518°N 103.173°W / 50.518; -103.173^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division5SARM division1Formed^[2]December 13, 1909Government

^[3]

• ReeveBev Kenny • Governing bodyRM of Wolseley No. 155 Council • AdministratorRose Zimmer • Office locationWolseleyArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land774.26 km² (298.94 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total372 • Density0.5/km² (1/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Wolseley No. 155 (2016 population: 372) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and SARM Division No. 1. it is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Wolseley No. 155 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Geography

Wolf Creek flows through the RM.^[5] The narrowleaf water plantain (alisma gramineum}, tall larkspur (delphinium glaucum), and common butterwort (pinguicula vulgaris) are species of special concern in this area.^[6]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

Wolseley

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Adair
Ellisboro
Falcon
Grainer
Summerberry, dissolved as a village, December 31, 1972

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	684	—
1986	632	−7.6%
1991	577	−8.7%
1996	549	−4.9%
2001	473	−13.8%
2006	438	−7.4%
2011	405	−7.5%
2016	372	−8.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wolseley No. 155 had a population of 366 living in 143 of its 166 total private dwellings, a change of -1.6% from its 2016 population of 372. With a land area of 758.46 km² (292.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wolseley No. 155 recorded a population of 372 living in 151 of its 178 total private dwellings, a -8.1% change from its 2011 population of 405. With a land area of 774.26 km² (298.94 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Wolseley No. 155 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Monday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Bev Kenny while its administrator is Rose Zimmer.^[3] The RM's office is located in Wolseley.^[3]

Transportation

Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) bisects the RM.

References

^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Municipality Details: RM of Wolseley No. 155". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Wolseley", Sask biz, Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved December 29, 2007
^ "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.