The Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 7 and Division No. 2. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

History

The RM of Chaplin No. 164 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Geography

Chaplin Lake, a large saline lake, is located in the RM.

Communities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;Villages *

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The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM. ;Localities *Droxford *Halvorgate *Melaval *

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* Uren

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Chaplin No. 164 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 Chaplin No. 164 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.

Economy

The production of

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is a major industry combined with grain and livestock agriculture.

Government

The RM of Chaplin No. 164 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 Duane Doell while its administrator is Faye Campbell. The RM's office is located in Chaplin.

References

{{Authority control C *Main Division No. 7, Saskatchewan