The Rural Municipality of Waverley No. 44 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and Division No. 2. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Valley County in Montana.

History

The RM of Waverley No. 44 incorporated as a rural municipality on February 1, 1913.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Fir Mountain * Glentworth * Wood Mountain

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Waverley No. 44 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 Waverley No. 44 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

The RM includes the eastern portion (or "East Block") of

Grasslands National Park Grasslands National Park (French: ') is a Canadian national park located near the village of Val Marie, Saskatchewan, and one of 44 national parks and park reserves in Canada's national park system (though one of only two in Saskatchewan its ...

Government

The RM of Waverley No. 44 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The

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of the RM is Lloyd Anderson while its administrator is Deidre Nelson. The RM's office is located in Glentworth.

References

{{Authority control Waverley Division No. 3, Saskatchewan