The Rural Municipality of Abernethy No. 186 ( 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 municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, ...

(RM) in the Canadian province of

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 1. It is located on the

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History

The RM of Abernethy No. 186 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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* Balcarres ;

Villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Abernethy Abernethy may refer to: Places Scotland * Abernethy, Perth and Kinross, a village ** Abernethy (NBR) railway station, a former railway station in this village * Nethy Bridge, Highland, a village formerly known as Abernethy * Abernethy Forest, ...

; Resort villages * Katepwa ** Katepwa Beach, dissolved as a resort village and

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into Resort Village of the District of Katepwa, July 24, 2004 ** Katepwa South, dissolved as a resort village and amalgamated into Resort Village of the District of Katepwa, July 24, 2004 ** Sandy Beach, dissolved as a resort village and amalgamated into Resort Village of the District of Katepwa, July 24, 2004 The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Blackwood * Kenlis * Lorlie

Lakes and rivers

Along the southwest boundary of the RM is Katepwa Lake, which is one of the four

Fishing Lakes The Fishing Lakes, also called the Calling Lakes or the Qu'Appelle Lakes, are a chain of four lakes in the Qu'Appelle Valley cottage country about 40 miles (64 km) to the north-east of Regina in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. T ...

in the Qu'Appelle Valley. The rest of the southern border follows the

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Abernethy No. 186 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 Abernethy No. 186 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

* Motherwell Homestead, a

National Historic Site of Canada National Historic Sites of Canada (french: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being ...

* Katepwa Point Provincial Park

Government

The RM of Abernethy No. 186 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 John Fishley while its administrator is Karissa Lingelbach . The RM's office is located in Abernethy.

Transportation

;Rail *Brandon-Virden-Saskatoon Section C.P.R. – serves Neudorf, Lemberg, Abernethy, Balcarres, Patrick ;RoadsEversoft Streets and Trips * Highway 22—serves

Balcarres, Saskatchewan Balcarres ( ); 2006 population 598) is a town located in southern Saskatchewan, Canada along Highway 10 and Highway 22, approximately 85 km northeast of Regina. Highway 619 and Highway 310 are nearby highways to this community. Nei ...

est* Highway 10—serves

ast* Highway 310—serves

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* Highway 619—serves

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References

{{SKDivision6 * A Division No. 6, Saskatchewan