The Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142 (
2016 population: ) is a
rural municipality (RM) in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan within
Census Division No. 8 and
Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.
History
The RM of Enterprise No. 142 incorporated as a rural municipality on April 18, 1913.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities
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History
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are surrounded by the RM.
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Villages
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Richmound
Richmound ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142 and Census Division No. 8. It is approximately northeast of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The economy is driven ...
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Localities
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Horsham
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*Surprise
*Tunstall
McLaren Lake Regional Park
McLaren Lake Regional Park () is a park situated on a small, man-made lake. The lake was created with the construction of a dam in the 1960s. The
regional park was created in 1961 and, soon after, 5,000 trees were planted. Four years later, in 1965, the ball diamond and concession booth were built. The following year, the lake was
stocked with 250,000
walleye. The park has amenities such as a campground, beach, dock, cabin rentals, golf, and a playground. The campground has 67 campsites, washrooms, showers,
canteen, and a sani-dump. The golf course is a 9-hole course with sand greens.
The lake is about long, wide and has been stocked with
rainbow trout
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. Five
wind powered
aeration systems have been installed to oxygenate the lake during the winter months. Access to the park and its amenities is from
Highway 635.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Enterprise No. 142 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 Enterprise No. 142 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 Enterprise No. 142 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.
[ The ]reeve
Reeve may refer to:
Titles
*Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents
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*High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...
of the RM is Wayne Freitag while its administrator is Rolande Davis.[ The RM's office is located in Richmound.][
]
References
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Division No. 8, Saskatchewan