The Rural Municipality of Redburn No. 130 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 2. It is located southeast of the city of

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in the south-central portion region of the province.

History

The RM of Redburn No. 130 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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* Rouleau ; Villages * Briercrest *

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

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Redburn No. 130 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 Redburn No. 130 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 Redburn No. 130 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The

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of the RM is Ronald Hughes while its administrator is Guy Lagrandeur. The RM's office is located in Rouleau.

References

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