Rural Municipality of Wolseley No. 155
Wolseley No. 155 | |
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Rural Municipality | |
Grain elevators in Wolseley. | |
Location of Wolseley No. 155 in Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 50°25′N 103°10′W / 50.42°N 103.17°WCoordinates: 50°25′N 103°10′W / 50.42°N 103.17°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Southeast |
Census division | 5 |
Incorporated | December 13, 1909 |
Government | |
• Governing body | Wolseley No. 155 Council |
• Municipal seat | Wolseley |
Area | |
• Land | 774.26 km2 (298.94 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 438 |
• Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC (UTC-6) |
Area code(s) | 306 |
Website |
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Wolseley No. 155, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 438 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern region of Saskatchewan, Canada. The residents are also a part of SARM Division No. 1, Yorkton—Melville Economic Region and Census Division No. 5, Saskatchewan. The RM was incorporated December 13, 1909.[1] Other localities in the area include Adair, Ellisboro, Falcon, Grainer, and Summerberry.[2] The town of Wolseley in this area has its own municipal government.[3] The Trans Canada Highway intersects this RM. Wolf Creek flows through this area.[4] Narrow-leaved Water Plantain {Alisma gramineum }, Tall Larkspur (Delphinium glaucum ), Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) are species of special concern in this area.[5]
A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.
A person could work for the municipality and have his earnings put toward the taxes on his land; at one time, money collected in each Division stayed in that Division....The RM has as its responsibilities for many areas: agricultural programs and concerns in general; tax collections for needs of the municipality - road construction and maintenance; protective services - pest control, fire protection, weed control, environmental development, cultural and educational services; medical and veterinary needs and so forth.— Tecumseh No. 65[6]
Statistics
Canada census – Rural Municipality of Wolseley No. 155 community profile | |||
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2006 | |||
Population: | 438 (-7.4% from 2001) | ||
Land area: | 774.26 km2 (298.94 sq mi) | ||
Population density: | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) | ||
Median age: | N/A (M: N/A, F: N/A) | ||
Total private dwellings: | 169 | ||
Median household income: | $N/A | ||
References: 2006[7] |
Communities
The following is a list of communities within the municipality.
Towns
- Wolseley, seat of municipality.
Organized Hamlets
- Summerberry, dissolved as a village, December 31, 1972.
Hamlets
- Falcon
- Ellisboro
See also
References
- ↑ "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2007-12-29
- ↑ "4705027 - Wolseley No. 155, geographical codes and localities, 2006", Statistics Canada, Government of Canada, retrieved 2007-12-29
- ↑ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2007-12-29
- ↑ "Wolseley", Sask biz, Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved 2007-12-29
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ↑ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, retrieved 2007-12-27
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
External links
- Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- GeoNames Query
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Saskatoon Gen Web
- Map of Wolseley No. 155 at Statcan