The Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 14 and Division No. 4.

History

The RM of Arborfield No. 456 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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; Villages *

Zenon Park Zenon Park ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456 and Census Division No. 14. Zenon Park is bilingual, using English and French. History In 1910, Fre ...

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities *

Jordan River The Jordan River or River Jordan ( ar, نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn'', he, נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, ''Nəhar hayYardēn''; syc, ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ''Nahrāʾ Yurdnan''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Shariea ...

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Arborfield No. 456 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Arborfield No. 456 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

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. The

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of the RM is Donald Underhill while its administrator is Andrea Bell. The RM's office is located in Arborfield.

Attractions

* Pasquia Regional Park

Transportation

Several highways and an airport service the RM. The airport is called Arborfield Airport. The following is a list of highways and roads in the RM:Eversoft Streets and Trips *

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—East west section of highway south of

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—North South section of highway that travels north until it meets Saskatchewan Highway 23 *

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—Serves

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—Meets up with Saskatchewan Highway 23

References

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