Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166

Excelsior No. 166
Waldeck No. 166
Rural municipality
Excelsior No. 166
Coordinates: 50°38′5″N 107°29′38″W / 50.63472°N 107.49389°W / 50.63472; -107.49389Coordinates: 50°38′5″N 107°29′38″W / 50.63472°N 107.49389°W / 50.63472; -107.49389
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Area
 • Total 1,198.35 km2 (462.69 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 855
 • Density 0.71/km2 (1.8/sq mi)

The Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166, Saskatchewan was originally called Waldeck No. 166, Saskatchewan and is now named Excelsior as of January 30, 1910. The original founding date of Pipestone was December 12, 1910[1] Up until December 31, 1967 the R.M. of Vermillion Hills No. 195 was to the south of the R.M. of Excelsior. The municipality of Vermillion Hills No. 195 was absorbed into Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan

Population

As of the census in 2001, there were 855 people living in the municipality of Excelsior No. 166, Saskatchewan.

Statistics

According to the Canada 2001 Census:

  • Population: 855
  • % Change (1996-2001): - 4.1
  • Dwellings: 271
  • Area (km²): 1,198.35
  • Density (persons per km²): 0.7

Communities

Villages;
Resort Villages
Unincorporated communities

Saskatchewan Railways and Railway Stations

(historic or current)

  • C.P.R. West. -- serves Uren, Ernfold, Morse, Herbert, Rush Lake, Waldeck, Aikins, Swift Current

[2]

Saskatchewan Highways and Roads

For more information see also List of Saskatchewan provincial highways
For more information see also List of Saskatchewan provincial roads

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Municipal Relations Division - RM Boundary Changes
  2. ↑ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
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