The Rural Municipality of Swift Current No. 137 (
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
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
within
Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the office, it surrounds the city of
Swift Current
Swift Current is the sixth-largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. As of 2024, Swift Current has an estimated population of ...
.
History
The RM of Swift Current No. 137 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
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Cities
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Swift Current
Swift Current is the sixth-largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. As of 2024, Swift Current has an estimated population of ...
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;
Organized hamlet
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s
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Wymark
;Localities
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Aikins
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Beverley
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Cantuar
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Duncairn
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Dunelm
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Hak
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Java
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Player
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Rhineland
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Rosengart
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Schantzenfel
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Schoenfeld
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Schoenwiese
*Smith Field Airport
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Springfeld
*Swift Current Airport
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Wyatt
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Swift Current No. 137 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 Swift Current No. 137 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 Swift Current No. 137 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 Robert Neufeld while its administrator is Linda Boser.][ The RM's office is located in Swift Current.][
]
See also
*List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
A Rural municipality (Canada), rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations ...
References
External links
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Swift Current
Swift Current is the sixth-largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. As of 2024, Swift Current has an estimated population of ...
Swift Current No. 137, Saskatchewan
Division No. 8, Saskatchewan