The Rural Municipality of Usborne No. 310 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 11 and Division No. 5. It is located in the central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Usborne No. 310 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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* Lanigan ;

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The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

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s *

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(dissolved as a village, December 31, 2005) ;Localities * Lockwood (dissolved as a village, January 1, 2002)

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Usborne No. 310 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 Usborne No. 310 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

* Lanigan & District Heritage Centre

Government

The RM of Usborne No. 310 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The

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of the RM is Jack Gibney while its administrator is Anna Rintoul. The RM's office is located in Lanigan.

References

{{Authority control Usborne * Division No. 11, Saskatchewan