Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°40′44″N 107°05′49″W / 50.679°N 107.097°W / 50.679; -107.097^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division7SARM division3Formed^[2]December 11, 1911Government

^[3]

• ReeveBruce Gall • Governing bodyRM of Morse No. 165 Council • AdministratorMark Wilson • Office locationMorseArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land1,244.38 km² (480.46 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total427 • Density0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165 (2016 population: 427) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

History

The RM of Morse No. 165 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.^[2]

Geography

Reed Lake is in the RM.^[5]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

Villages

Ernfold

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	751	—
1986	663	−11.7%
1991	556	−16.1%
1996	528	−5.0%
2001	522	−1.1%
2006	435	−16.7%
2011	401	−7.8%
2016	427	+6.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Morse No. 165 had a population of 396 living in 128 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of -7.3% from its 2016 population of 427. With a land area of 1,232.65 km² (475.93 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Morse No. 165 recorded a population of 427 living in 134 of its 160 total private dwellings, a 6.5% change from its 2011 population of 401. With a land area of 1,244.38 km² (480.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Morse No. 165 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 Bruce Gall while its administrator is Mark Wilson.^[3] The RM's office is located in Morse.^[3]

References

^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Municipality Details: RM of Morse No. 165". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.