The Rural Municipality of Touchwood No. 248 (
2016 population: ) is a
rural municipality (RM) in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Saskatchewan within
Census Division No. 10 and
Division No. 4.
History
The RM of Touchwood No. 248 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Localities
*
Arbury
*
Magyar
*
Serath
*
South Touchwood
*
Touchwood
*
Zala
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Touchwood No. 248 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 Touchwood No. 248 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.
Attractions
*
Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Historic Park
Government
The RM of Touchwood No. 248 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday 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 Ernest Matai while its administrator is Lorelei Paulsen.[ The RM's office is located in Punnichy.][
]
Transportation
* Highway 6
* Highway 15
* Highway 640
* Highway 731
* Canadian National Railway
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CN i ...
See also
* List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
References
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Touchwood
Division No. 10, Saskatchewan