The Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229 (
2016 population: ) is a
rural municipality (RM) in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan within
Census Division No. 8 and
Division No. 3.
History
The RM of Miry Creek No. 229 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.
The first homestead occurred in 1907. The
Canadian Pacific Railway
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expanded westward in the RM from
Cabri in 1913.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
;
Villages
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Abbey
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Lancer
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The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;
Special service areas
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Shackleton
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;Localities
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Abbey Colony
*
Wheatland Colony.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Miry Creek No. 229 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 Miry Creek No. 229 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.
Economy
Agriculture and natural gas are the major industries in the RM.
Government
The RM of Miry Creek No. 229 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday 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 Mark Hughes while its administrator is Karen Paz.[ The RM's office is located in Abbey.][
]
References
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