The Rural Municipality of Hillsborough No. 132 (
2016 population: ) is a
rural municipality
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These include:
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(RM) in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within
Census Division No. 7 and
Division No. 2. At in area, it is the smallest RM in Saskatchewan.
History
The RM of Hillsborough No. 132 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.
True to the name, much of its landmass is occupied by rolling pasture land, as well as
Old Wives Lake. Because of this, it has often historically been Saskatchewan's least populated rural municipality. Its count of 101 current inhabitants exceeds only
Glen McPherson No. 46, which has 72.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Localities
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Lillestrom
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Old Wives
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Orland
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Hillsborough No. 132 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 Hillsborough No. 132 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 Hillsborough No. 132 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 Don Tremblay while its administrator is Charlene Loos.][ The RM's office is located in Moose Jaw.][
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