Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346

The Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346 (2016 population: 445) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and SARM Division No. 5.

Perdue No. 346
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346
Location of the RM of Perdue No. 346 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.042°N 107.483°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	12
SARM division	5
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	John Gray
• Governing body	RM of Perdue No. 346 Council
• Administrator	Allan Kirzinger
• Office location	Perdue
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	826.14 km^2 (318.97 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	445
• Density	0.5/km^2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Perdue No. 346 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Perdue
• Kinley

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Feudal
• Catherwood
• Juniata
• Keppel
• Leney (dissolved as a village, December 31, 1971)

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	502	—
1986	516	+2.8%
1991	482	−6.6%
1996	439	−8.9%
2001	430	−2.1%
2006	432	+0.5%
2011	463	+7.2%
2016	445	−3.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Perdue No. 346 recorded a population of 445 living in 133 of its 156 total private dwellings, a -3.9% change from its 2011 population of 463. With a land area of 826.14 km² (318.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Perdue No. 346 recorded a population of 463, a 7.2% change from its 2006 population of 432. With a land area of 826.14 km² (318.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.5/sq mi) in 2011.[7]

Government

The RM of Perdue No. 346 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is John Gray while its administrator is Allan Kirzinger.[3] The RM's office is located in Perdue.[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 14
• Saskatchewan Highway 655
• Canadian National Railway
• Canadian Pacific Railway

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 Perdue No. 346". 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.