Rural Municipality of Maple Creek No. 111

Maple Creek No. 111
Maple Creek No. 111
Location in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°42′06″N 109°38′13″W / 49.70167°N 109.63694°W / 49.70167; -109.63694Coordinates: 49°42′06″N 109°38′13″W / 49.70167°N 109.63694°W / 49.70167; -109.63694
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality December 10, 1917
Area
 • Land 3,243.33 km2 (1,252.26 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 1,068
 • Density 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (UTC)

Maple Creek No. 111 is a rural municipality of 1,068 rural residents (2016 census) in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The main economic industry is ranching. The RM was incorporated December 10, 1917.[1] Other urban municipalities in the area include Belanger, Maple Creek, Hatton, Cummings and Fort Walsh.[2] Located between Maple Creek No. 111 and Piapot No. 110 is the Nekaneet Cree Nation Indian reserve.

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councillors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.

A person could work for the municipality and have his earnings put toward the taxes on his land; at one time, money collected in each Division stayed in that Division....The RM has as its responsibilities for many areas: agricultural programs and concerns in general; tax collections for needs of the municipality - road construction and maintenance; protective services - pest control, fire protection, weed control, environmental development, cultural and educational services; medical and veterinary needs and so forth.

— Tecumseh No. 65[3]

Statistics

Canada census – Rural Municipality of Maple Creek No. 111 community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 1,068 (-7.5% from 2011) 1,154 (-1.1% from 2006) 1,167 (1.0% from 2001)
Land area: 3,243.33 km2 (1,252.26 sq mi) 3,242.96 km2 (1,252.11 sq mi) 3,242.96 km2 (1,252.11 sq mi)
Population density: 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi) 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Median age: 41.0 (M: 41.2, F: 40.9) 38.9 (M: 38.9, F: 38.9) N/A (M: N/A, F: N/A)
Total private dwellings: 538 542 527
Median household income: $N/A $N/A $N/A
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]

Area statistics

  • Lat 49.701667°
  • Long -109.636944°
  • Time zone (est) UTC-6

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipality:

Towns
Localities[8]
  • Belanger
  • Cardell
  • Clearsite
  • Cummings
  • Cypress Hills Park
  • Cypress Mobile Valley Trailer Park
  • Forres
  • Fort Walsh
  • Hatton, dissolved as a village, March 15, 1934.[9]
  • Kincorth
  • Mackid
  • Maxwelton
  • Tannahill

References

  1. ↑ "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2007-12-26
  2. ↑ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2007-12-26
  3. ↑ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, retrieved 2007-12-27
  4. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. ↑ Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2001
  9. ↑ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-10.


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