Rural Municipality of Elcapo No. 154

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°33′47″N 102°41′06″W / 50.563°N 102.685°W / 50.563; -102.685^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division5SARM division1Formed^[2]December 12, 1910Government

^[3]

• ReeveLarry Parrott • Governing bodyRM of Elcapo No. 154 Council • AdministratorMervin Schmidt • Office locationBroadviewArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land846.04 km² (326.66 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total488 • Density0.6/km² (2/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Elcapo No. 154 (2016 population: 488) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Elcapo No. 154 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

The bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) is a species of special concern to environmentalists in this area.^[5]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Oakshela

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	848	—
1986	784	−7.5%
1991	732	−6.6%
1996	663	−9.4%
2001	537	−19.0%
2006	489	−8.9%
2011	481	−1.6%
2016	488	+1.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Elcapo No. 154 had a population of 392 living in 153 of its 174 total private dwellings, a change of -19.7% from its 2016 population of 488. With a land area of 824.3 km² (318.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Elcapo No. 154 recorded a population of 488 living in 193 of its 200 total private dwellings, a 1.5% change from its 2011 population of 481. With a land area of 846.04 km² (326.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Elcapo No. 154 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Larry Parrott while its administrator is Mervin Schmidt.^[3] The RM's office is located in Broadview.^[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 Elcapo No. 154". 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.
^ "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. 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.