The Rural Municipality of Oakdale No. 320 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 13 and Division No. 6. Located in the west-central portion of the province, it is near the

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boundary.

History

The RM of Oakdale No. 320 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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* Coleville The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Beaufield (Ednaburg) * Driver

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the RM of Oakdale No. 320 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 Oakdale No. 320 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 Oakdale No. 320 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Darwin Whitfield while its administrator is Gillain Lund. The RM's office is located in Coleville.

Education

;Current school divisions * Sun West School Division No. 207 — As of 2006, the Kindersley School Division and 5 other divisions were amalgamated into the Sun West School Division. ;Former amalgamated school divisions *

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(1947–2006) ;Former 'single-room schoolhouse' school districts * Algoma School District No. 2876 (1914–1946) * Ashford School District No. 3773 (1916–1947) * Avoca School District No. 3363 (1914–1947) *

Beaufield School District No. 3169 Beaufield, previously known as Ednaburg, is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Oakdale No. 320, Saskatchewan, Oakdale Rural Municipality No. 320, Saskatchewan, Canada. Located at Section 18, Township 32, Range 22, West of the ...

(1913–1947) * Bonn School District No. 2475 (1909–1947) *

Buffalo Coulee School District No. 4278 Buffalo most commonly refers to: * Bubalina, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo * Bison, including the American buffalo * Buffalo, New York Buffalo or buffaloes may also refer to: Animals * Bubalina, a subtribe of the tr ...

(1919–1947) *

Coleville School District No. 3645 Coleville School District No. 3645 was created to educate students in the area of Coleville, Saskatchewan. The school district operated from 1913 to March 6, 1946, when it became a part of the consolidated Kindersley School Unit. History Cole ...

(1915–1946) * Driver School District No. 811 (1912–1947) *

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(1911–1947) * Eureka School District No. 2174 (1908–1947) * Gleneath School District No. 4453 (1921–1947) * Hopedale School District No. 346 (1911–1947) * McKellar School District No. 584 (1910–1947) *

St. Florence School District No. 4299 ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

(1920–1947) * Somme School District No. 4127 (19??-1947) * Teo Lake School District No. 1358 (1912–1947) * Warwick School District No. 3080 (1913–1940)

Transportation

;RailWaghorn's Guide, 1925
/ref> * C.N.R. Dodsland Branch — served Beaufield, Coleville, and Driver * C.N.R. Outlook-Kerrobert Branch — served Ermine ;Roads * Highway 21 * Highway 307 — serves Coleville

References

{{Authority control O * Division No. 13, Saskatchewan