The Rural Municipality of Indian Head No. 156 (
2016 population: ) is a
rural municipality
A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries.
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
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
within
Census Division No. 6 and
Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.
History
The RM of Indian Head No. 156 incorporated as a rural municipality on August 6, 1884.
The first settlers moved into the district in 1882.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
;
Towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
*
Indian Head Indian Head can refer to:
Coins
* Indian Head cent, U.S. one cent coin (1859–1909)
*Indian Head eagle, U.S. $10 gold piece issued between 1907 and 1933
*Indian Head gold pieces, U.S. coins issued between 1908 and 1929
*Indian Head nickel, U.S. f ...
*
Sintaluta
Sintaluta () is a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada. The current population of Sintaluta is approximately 119 people according to the 2016 Canadian Census. The town is located about 85 km east of Regina. The town is located on the north si ...
;
Resort villages
*
Katepwa (part)
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, the RM of Indian Head No. 156 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 Indian Head No. 156 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 Indian Head No. 156 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.
[ The reeve of the RM is James Woidyla while its administrator is Tracy Luscombe.][ The RM's office is located in Indian Head.][
]
References
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Division No. 6, Saskatchewan