The Rural Municipality of Cupar No. 218 (
2016 population: ) is a
rural municipality (RM) in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within
Census Division No. 6 and
Division No. 2.
History
The RM of Cupar No. 218 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.
;Heritage properties
There are two historical sites located within the RM.
* Gregherd School Site — Constructed in 1914, the site contains a one-room school house and monument.
* Wheatwyn Church (also called the Wheatwyn Lutheran Church or Zion Lutheran Church) — Established in 1906 – 1907 and constructed of field stone, the church is of a Gothic Vernacular style.
Wheatwyn Church
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities lie within the RM.
;Towns
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Origin and use
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* Southey
* Cupar
; Villages
* Markinch
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
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conducted by Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Cupar No. 218 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.
Government
The RM of Cupar No. 218 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday 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 Raymond Orb while its administrator is Nicole Czemeres.[ The RM's office is located in Cupar.][
]
References
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Division No. 6, Saskatchewan