Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244

Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan
Location of Orkney No. 244, in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°15′15″N 102°38′17″W / 51.25417°N 102.63806°W / 51.25417; -102.63806Coordinates: 51°15′15″N 102°38′17″W / 51.25417°N 102.63806°W / 51.25417; -102.63806
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality January 1, 1913
Area
 • Total 815.87 km2 (315.01 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 1,702
Time zone UTC-6 (UTC)

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Orkney (disambiguation)

Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, is a rural municipality of 1,702 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913.[1] Other localities in the area include the city of Yorkton, the town of Springside, the villages of Ebenezer and Willowbrook, and the hamlet of Orcadia.[2][3][4]

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

Communities

Statistics

Canada census – Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 community profile
2006
Population: 1,721 (-0.4% from 2001)
Land area: 815.87 km2 (315.01 sq mi)
Population density: 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Median age: 44.3 (M: 45.0, F: 43.8)
Total private dwellings: 702
Median household income: $Not available
References: 2006[5] earlier[6]

Area statistics

  • Lat 51° 14' 40" N
  • Long 102° 33' 59" W
  • Time zone (est) UTC-6

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References

  1. ↑ "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2008-03-28
  2. ↑ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2008-03-28
  3. ↑ Huang, Yj; Powers, R; Montelione, Gt (February 2005), "Statistics", Journal of the American Chemical Society, Government of Canada, 127 (6): 1665–74, doi:10.1021/ja047109h, ISSN 0002-7863, PMID 15701001, retrieved 2008-03-28
  4. ↑ "Orkney No. 244", Sask biz, Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved 2008-03-28
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-28.


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