The Rural Municipality of Lomond No. 37 ( 2016 population: ) is a

rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...

(RM) in the

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Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

within Census Division No. 2 and Division No. 1. Located in the southeast portion of the province, it is south of the city of

Weyburn Weyburn is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. The city has a population of 10,870. It is on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina and is north from the North Dakota border in the ...

History

The RM of Lomond No. 37 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography

Long Creek, Roughbark Creek, and Jewell Creek all flow through the RM, eventually emptying into the

Souris River The Souris River (; french: rivière Souris) or Mouse River (as it is alternatively known in the U.S., a calque of its French name) is a river in central North America. It is about in length and drains about . It rises in the Yellow Grass Mars ...

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

Villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

* Colgate * Goodwater The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities *

Maxim Maxim or Maksim may refer to: Entertainment * ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine ** ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition ** ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition *Maxim Radio, ''Maxim'' magazine's radio channel on Sir ...

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, the RM of Lomond No. 37 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 Lomond No. 37 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

Its two principal industries are

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

and

petroleum Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crud ...

production.

Government

The RM of Lomond No. 37 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Desmond McKenzie while its administrator is Aleshia Underwood. The RM's office is located in Goodwater.

Gallery

A photo gallery of places in the RM of Lomond No. 37 File:Maxim Saskatchewan Cemetery.jpg, The cemetery in Maxim, Saskatchewan in the Rural Municipality of Lomond No. 37 File:Maxim Saskatchewan School.jpg, The location of the former school in Maxim, Saskatchewan in the Rural Municipality of Lomond No. 37 File:Maxim Saskatchewan Grain Elevator.jpg, The grain elevator in Maxim, Saskatchewan in the Rural Municipality of Lomond No. 37

References

External links

* {{Authority control Lomond * Division No. 2, Saskatchewan