The Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502 (
2016 population: ) is a
rural municipality
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These include:
* Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...
(RM) in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Saskatchewan
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within
Census Division No. 17 and
Division No. 6. It is located in the west-central portion of the province.
History
The RM of Britannia No. 502 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.
Geography
The RM of Britannia No. 502 is bounded by the Saskatchewan-
Alberta
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border/
Highway 17 to the west and the
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows eventual ...
to the north.
Adjacent municipalities include the City of
Lloydminster
Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administrati ...
to the southwest, the
County of Vermilion River
The County of Vermilion River is a municipal district located in the eastern part of central Alberta, Canada in Census Division No. 10. The municipal district was formerly named the County of Vermilion River No. 24 prior to an official name c ...
in Alberta to the west, the
RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 to the north, the
RM of Eldon No. 471 to the east and the
RM of Wilton No. 472 to the south.
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Communities and localities
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Localities
*Ashley
*Greenstreet
*Hewitt Landing
*Hillmond
*Landrose
*Northminster
*Rex
*Tangleflags
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Britannia No. 502 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.
Attractions
The RM is home to Sandy Beach Regional Park.
Government
The RM of Britannia No. 502 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month.[ The reeve of the RM is John Light while its administrator is Dale Crush.][ The RM's office is located in Lloydminster.][
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References
External links
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{{SKDivision17
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Division No. 17, Saskatchewan