Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456

The Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456 (2016 population: 343) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4.

Arborfield No. 456
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456
Location of the RM of Arborfield No. 456 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 53.069°N 103.519°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	14
SARM division	4
Formed[2]	January 1, 1913
Government [3]
• Reeve	Donald Underhill
• Governing body	RM of Arborfield No. 456 Council
• Administrator	Pierrette Woynarski
• Office location	Arborfield
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,416.01 km^2 (546.72 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	343
• Density	0.2/km^2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Arborfield No. 456 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Arborfield

Villages

• Zenon Park

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Jordan River

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	692	—
1986	630	−9.0%
1991	548	−13.0%
1996	498	−9.1%
2001	484	−2.8%
2006	429	−11.4%
2011	453	+5.6%
2016	343	−24.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Arborfield No. 456 recorded a population of 343 living in 144 of its 165 total private dwellings, a -24.3% change from its 2011 population of 453. With a land area of 1,416.01 km² (546.72 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Arborfield No. 456 recorded a population of 453, a 5.6% change from its 2006 population of 429. With a land area of 1,416.01 km² (546.72 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2011.[7]

Government

The RM of Arborfield No. 456 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 Donald Underhill while its administrator is Pierrette Woynarski.[3] The RM's office is located in Arborfield.[3]

Transportation

Roads[8]

• Saskatchewan Highway 690—East west section of highway south of Jordan River
• Saskatchewan Highway 679—North South section of highway that travels north until it meets Saskatchewan Highway 23
• Saskatchewan Highway 23—Serves Arborfield
• Saskatchewan Highway 335—Meets up with Saskatchewan Highway 23

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

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 Arborfield No. 456". 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. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "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.
8. Eversoft Streets and Trips