The Rural Municipality of Antler No. 61 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 1 and Division No. 1.

History

The RM of Antler No. 61 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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Redvers Redvers may refer to: Places * Redvers, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada People * Redvers (given name), including a list of people with the name * Kelvin Redvers, First Nations filmmaker * Redvers family See also * Redvers Airport, an abandoned air ...

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

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s *

Antler Antlers are extensions of an animal's skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) Family (biology), family. Antlers are a single structure composed of bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, skin, nerves, and blood vessels. They are generally fo ...

;Localities * Fry's * Wauchope

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the RM of Antler No. 61 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 Antler No. 61 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 Antler No. 61 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 Bernard Bauche while its administrator is Melissa Roberts. The RM's office is located in Redvers.

Transportation

;Rail *Souris - Arcola - Regina Section C.P.R—serves Reston, Sinclair, Antler, Frys, Wauchope, Manor, Carlyle, Arcola, Kisbey, Forget, Stoughton ;RoadsEversoft Streets and Trips * Highway 13—serves

* Highway 600—continues east from Highway 13 to Manitoba -Saskatchewan border * Highway 8—serves

* Highway 601—North south Highway section west of

References

{{SKDivision1 * A Division No. 1, Saskatchewan