The Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 9 and Division No. 4. It is located in the east-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Wallace No. 243 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Wallace No. 243 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 Wallace No. 243 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 Wallace No. 243 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month. The

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of the RM is Garry Liebrecht while its administrator is Gerry Burym. The RM's office is located in Yorkton.

References

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* Division No. 9, Saskatchewan