Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

53°24′18″N 104°19′44″W / 53.405°N 104.329°W / 53.405; -104.329^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division14SARM division4Formed^[2]January 1, 1950Government

^[3]

• ReeveJerry Kindrat • Governing bodyRM of Torch River No. 488 Council • AdministratorDavid Yorke • Office locationWhite FoxArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land5,178.9 km² (1,999.6 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total1,471 • Density0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488 (2016 population: 1,471) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4. Located in the northeast-central portion of the province, it is north of the Town of Nipawin.

History

The RM of Torch River No. 488 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1950.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

Choiceland

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

Localities

Carroll Cove
Cherry Ridge
Claytonville
Pruden's Point
Shipman
Torch River

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	2,440	—
1986	2,292	−6.1%
1991	2,022	−11.8%
1996	1,827	−9.6%
2001	1,723	−5.7%
2006	1,559	−9.5%
2011	1,468	−5.8%
2016	1,471	+0.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Torch River No. 488 had a population of 1,219 living in 543 of its 663 total private dwellings, a change of -17.1% from its 2016 population of 1,471. With a land area of 5,145.75 km² (1,986.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Torch River No. 488 recorded a population of 1,471 living in 622 of its 740 total private dwellings, a 0.2% change from its 2011 population of 1,468. With a land area of 5,178.9 km² (1,999.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Torch River No. 488 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Jerry Kindrat while its administrator is David Yorke.^[3] The RM's office is located in White Fox.^[3]

Transportation

Highway 35—serves White Fox
Highway 55—serves White Fox, Garrick, Choiceland, Smeaton and Shipman
Highway 6—serves Choiceland
Highway 691—serves Snowden
Highway 106—serves Smeaton
Highway 790 --

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 Torch River No. 488". 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.
^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "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.