The Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 2.

History

The RM of Longlaketon No. 219 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910. ;Heritage properties There are three historical sites located within the RM. *''Eddy School No. 1846'' - Constructed in 1922, the site contains a one-room school house that served as a school from 1922–1936, 1943–1957. The school is located near

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. *''Longlaketon United Church'' (also called the Longlaketon Presbyterian Church) - Constructed in 1886, the building is now used as the ''Longlaketon Community Hall''. Church services were held from 1886 to 1969. *''Zion (North Southey) Lutheran Church'' - Constructed in 1926, by immigrants from the imperial Austrian Empire, the church provides services in German until the 1960s.Zion (North Southey) Lutheran Church
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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the RM of Longlaketon No. 219 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 Longlaketon No. 219 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 Longlaketon No. 219 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Delbert Schmidt while its administrator is Courtney Huber. The RM's office is located in Earl Grey.

References

{{SKDivision6 Longlaketon * Division No. 6, Saskatchewan