The Rural Municipality of Coalfields No. 4 ( 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

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within Census Division No. 1 and Division No. 1. Located in the southeast portion of the province, it is adjacent to the

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, neighbouring Burke County,

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History

The RM of Coalfields No. 4 was incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Geography

The

Souris River The Souris River (; french: rivière Souris) or Mouse River (as it is alternatively known in the U.S., a calque of its French name) is a river in central North America. It is about in length and drains about . It rises in the Yellow Grass Mars ...

is the only major river in the RM. It travels from Roche Percee in the west straight across to the east into the neighbouring RM of Enniskillen No. 3. There are no notable lakes in the RM of Coalfields.

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 ...

: *

Bienfait Bienfait is a town in Saskatchewan on Highway 18 that is 14 km (9 miles) east of Estevan. It is 30 km northwest of the town of North Portal, which is next to the Canadian-American border and is also 10 km south of Estevan. It ...

Villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

: * Frobisher *

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* Roche Percee The following unincorporated communities are within the RM: *

Deborah According to the Book of Judges, Deborah ( he, דְּבוֹרָה, ''Dəḇōrā'', " bee") was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible. Many scholars ...

Hirsch Hirsch may refer to: Places * Hirsch, Saskatchewan, Canada * Hirsch Observatory, in Troy, New York, U.S. People * Afua Hirsch (born 1981), Norwegian-born British writer, broadcaster, and former barrister * Alex Hirsch (born 1985), American anima ...

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* Taylorton

Transportation

The two major highways to travers the RM of Coalfields No. 4 are Highway 18 and Highway 39. Secondary highways include Highway 604, Highway 605, Highway 703, and Highway 704.

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

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, the RM of Coalfields No. 4 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 Coalfields No. 4 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 Coalfields No. 4 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Thursday of every month. The

reeve Reeve may refer to: Titles *Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents *Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord *High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...

of the RM is Richard Tessier while its administrator is Terry Sernick. The RM's office is located in Bienfait.

Gallery

File:Old cars RM coalfields Sk.jpg, Old cars lined up near Hirsch File:Pumpjacks 01 RM of Coalfields.jpg, Pumpjacks at dusk on New Year's Day 2022 File:Pumpjacks 02 RM of Coalfields.jpg, Silhouettes of pumpjacks at dusk on New Year's Day 2022 File:Highway 18 at dawn 02.jpg, Highway 18 at dawn in winter File:N Portal Cemetery.jpg, North Portal Cemetery File:Highway 703 intersecting 604.jpg, Highway 703 intersecting 604

References

External links

{{SKDivision1 C * Division No. 1, Saskatchewan