Rural Municipality of Piapot No. 110

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

49°54′50″N 109°07′19″W / 49.914°N 109.122°W / 49.914; -109.122^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division4SARM division3Federal ridingCypress Hills--GrasslandsProvincial ridingCypress HillsFormed^[2]December 8, 1913Government

^[3]

• ReeveJohn Wagner • Governing bodyRM of Piapot No. 110 Council • AdministratorJenny Robinson • Office locationPiapotArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land1,912.81 km² (738.54 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total302 • Density0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639Highway(s)Highway 1
Highway 614
Highway 724
Highway 728

The Rural Municipality of Piapot No. 110 (2016 population: 302) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 4 and SARM Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

History

The RM of Piapot No. 110 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 8, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities^[5]

Carnagh
Crane Lake
Cross
Edgell
Kealey Springs
Leghorn
Piapot
Sidewood
Skull Creek

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	479	—
1986	450	−6.1%
1991	392	−12.9%
1996	380	−3.1%
2001	369	−2.9%
2006	392	+6.2%
2011	324	−17.3%
2016	302	−6.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Piapot No. 110 had a population of 280 living in 129 of its 145 total private dwellings, a change of -7.3% from its 2016 population of 302. With a land area of 1,942.87 km² (750.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km² (0.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Piapot No. 110 recorded a population of 302 living in 140 of its 175 total private dwellings, a -6.8% change from its 2011 population of 324. With a land area of 1,912.81 km² (738.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Piapot No. 110 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 John Wagner while its administrator is Jenny Robinson.^[3] The RM's office is located in Piapot.^[3]

Transportation

Highway	Starting point	Communities	Ending point
Highway 1	Alberta Highway 1	Piapot, Sidewood	Manitoba Highway 1
Highway 614	Highway 1	Sidewood, Skull Creek, Carnagh	Highway 706
Highway 724	Alberta Highway 515	Edgell	Highway 724
Highway 728	Highway 21	None	Highway 32

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 Piapot No. 110". 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.
^ Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2001
^ "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.