The Rural Municipality of Blucher No. 343 (
2016 population: ) is a
rural municipality (RM) in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan within
Census Division No. 11 and
Division No. 5. It is located in the north-central portion of the province on the
South Saskatchewan River.
History
The RM of Blucher No. 343 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.
In 1958, the Patience Lake Mine was the first potash mine built in Canada.
Geography
Numerous water bodies are located in the RM of Blucher No. 343. The larger lakes include
Cheviot Lake, Crawford Lake, Judith Lake and
Patience Lake.
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities
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History
Mu ...
are surrounded by the RM.
;
Towns
*
Allan
;
Villages
*
Bradwell
*
Clavet
The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.
;
Special service areas
*
Elstow (dissolved as a village, December 31, 2014)
;
Unincorporated hamlets
*
Blucher
*
Cheviot
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Blucher No. 343 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 Blucher No. 343 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.
Attractions
* Bradwell National Wildlife Area
* Christ Church - West Patience Lake (municipal heritage property)
Government
The RM of Blucher No. 343 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.
[ The ]reeve
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of the RM is Daniel Greschuk while its administrator is R. Doran Scott.[ The RM's office is located in Bradwell.][
]
References
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Division No. 11, Saskatchewan