The Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 17 and Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Eldon No. 471 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. It was originally formed as Local Improvement District 24-5-3 on April 26, 1907.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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Maidstone Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the c ...

;

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* Waseca

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Eldon No. 471 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 Eldon No. 471 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 Eldon No. 471 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The

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of the RM is Garry Taylor while its administrator is Ken E. Reiter. The RM's office is located in Maidstone.

References

{{SKDivision17 Eldon No. 471, Saskatchewan E Division No. 17, Saskatchewan