Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

53°04′08″N 103°31′08″W / 53.069°N 103.519°W / 53.069; -103.519^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division14SARM division4Formed^[2]January 1, 1913Government

^[3]

• ReeveDonald Underhill • Governing bodyRM of Arborfield No. 456 Council • AdministratorPierrette Woynarski • Office locationArborfieldArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land1,416.01 km² (546.72 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total343 • Density0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

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.

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 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Arborfield No. 456 had a population of 338 living in 143 of its 163 total private dwellings, a change of -1.5% from its 2016 population of 343. With a land area of 1,403.77 km² (542.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, 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]

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 Andrea Bell.^[3] The RM's office is located in Arborfield.^[3]

Attractions

Pasquia Regional Park

Transportation

Several highways and an airport service the RM. The airport is called Arborfield Airport.^[8]

The following is a list of highways and roads in the RM:^[9]

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

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 Arborfield No. 456". 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 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.
^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Eversoft Streets and Trips