The Rural Municipality of Grant No. 372 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 15 and Division No. 5. The RM's office is located in

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History

The RM of Grant No. 372 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. ;Heritage properties There are four designated heritage buildings located within the RM. These properties include: *''Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church'' - Constructed in 1924, the church was built by Theodore Yanow and continues to be used as a church. *''Robert and Adele Schmidt's Double Hip Red Barn'' - Constructed in 1917. *''Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church (Bodnari Church)'' - Constructed in 1936, eight kilometers east from the Village of

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, the church was constructed by immigrants from the Borschiv region of

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. *''St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church'' - Constructed near Smuts in 1926, the church was constructed by immigrants from the Borshchiv and Morodenka regions of Ukraine. St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Heritage Property Designation
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Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Grant No. 372 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 Grant No. 372 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 Grant No. 372 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Tuesday of every month. The

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of the RM is Travis Hryniuk while its administrator is Brenda Skakun. The RM's office is located in Vonda.

References

{{Authority control G * Division No. 15, Saskatchewan