The Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 16 and Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Douglas No. 436 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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 ...

* Speers *

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

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

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the RM of Douglas No. 436 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 Douglas No. 436 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 Douglas No. 436 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Nick Partyka while its administrator is Charles W. Linnell. The RM's office is located in Speers.

Transportation

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Saskatchewan Highway 376 Highway 376 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 14 near Asquith to Highway 324. Highway 376 is about long. Highway 376 passes through the villages of Maymont, and Richard. It also provides access t ...

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...

(abandoned)

References

{{SKDivision16 D * Division No. 16, Saskatchewan