The Rural Municipality of Colonsay No. 342 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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History

The RM of Colonsay No. 342 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ; Villages * Colonsay * Meacham The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Arpiers, Saskatchewan, Arpiers * Neely, Saskatchewan, Neely * Rutan, Saskatchewan, Rutan

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Colonsay No. 342 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 Canadian census, 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Colonsay No. 342 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 Colonsay No. 342 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The Reeve (Canada), reeve of the RM is Gerald Yausie while its administrator is Randi Wood. The RM's office is located in Colonsay.

References

{{Authority control Rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, C Colonsay No. 342, Saskatchewan, * Division No. 11, Saskatchewan