Rural Municipality of Golden West No. 95

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

49°53′10″N 103°00′54″W / 49.886°N 103.015°W / 49.886; -103.015^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division1SARM division1Federal ridingSouris—Moose Mountain Provincial ridingCannington
MoosominFormed^[2]December 13, 1909Government

^[3]

• ReeveKurt Corscadden • Governing bodyRM of Golden West No. 95 Council • AdministratorEdward Mish • Office locationCorningArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land790.72 km² (305.30 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total291 • Density0.4/km² (1/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTPostal code

S0G 0T0

Area code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Golden West No. 95 (2016 population: 291) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Golden West No. 95 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Government

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

Corning

Localities

Gapview
Handsworth

The Ocean Man First Nation is also adjacent to the RM

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	622	—
1986	582	−6.4%
1991	526	−9.6%
1996	547	+4.0%
2001	344	−37.1%
2006	322	−6.4%
2011	315	−2.2%
2016	291	−7.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Golden West No. 95 had a population of 289 living in 114 of its 129 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 291. With a land area of 781.59 km² (301.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Golden West No. 95 recorded a population of 291 living in 124 of its 138 total private dwellings, a -7.6% change from its 2011 population of 315. With a land area of 790.72 km² (305.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Economy

The RM's major industry is agriculture.^[9]

Government

The RM of Golden West No. 95 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Kurt Corscadden while its administrator is Edward Mish.^[3] The RM's office is located in Corning.^[3]

Transportation

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 Golden West No. 95". 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.
^ Sask Biz