The Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 11 and Division No. 5. It is located in the south-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of McCraney No. 282 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Geography

Notable geographical features in the RM include the

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, Arm River, and Vanzance Lake.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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Kenaston Kenaston ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 and Census Division No. 11. Kenaston is located on Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail) at the junction of Highwa ...

Bladworth Bladworth ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 and Census Division No. 11. The village is located south of the City of Saskatoon on Highway 11. History ...

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Farrerdale * Smales

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the RM of McCraney No. 282 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 McCraney No. 282 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 McCraney No. 282 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Murray Kadlec while its administrator is Jacklyn Zdunich. The RM's office is located in Kenaston.

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