The Rural Municipality of Invermay No. 305 (
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 municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...
(RM) in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
within
Census Division No. 9 and
Division No. 4.
History
The RM of Invermay No. 305 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.
Geography
The following rivers, lakes and streams are located in the RM.
;Rivers and lakes
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Whitesand River
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Stonewall Lake
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Saline Lake
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Dog Lake
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Newburn Lake
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Silver Lake
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Woody Lake
;Creeks and streams
*
Spirit Creek
Spirit Creek is a river located in the Assiniboine River watershed in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins east of Rama and flows south-east into the north end of Good Spirit Lake. Along its route, it crosses Highway 5 and the C ...
*
Conjuring Creek
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
;
Villages
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*
Invermay
Invermay () is a diffuse settlement in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated approximately 2 km southeast of Forteviot on the Water of May, some 8 km southwest of Perth.
Before the mid 15th century, it was known as ''Innermeath ...
*
Rama
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The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Localities
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Dobrowody
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Dernic
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Netherton
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Lone Spruce
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Mitchellview
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Invermay No. 305 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 Invermay No. 305 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
* Grotto of our Lady of Lourdes in Rama
* The Invermay Fair
Government
The RM of Invermay No. 305 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.
[ The reeve of the RM is Bev Whyatt while its administrator is Dana Jack.][ The RM's office is located in Invermay.][
]
Transportation
* Saskatchewan Highway 5
Highway 5 is a major highway in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins in downtown Saskatoon and runs eastward to the Manitoba border near Togo, Saskatchewan, Togo, where it becomes Manitoba Provi ...
* Saskatchewan Highway 617
* Saskatchewan Highway 754
* Canadian National Railway
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CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue a ...
See also
*List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
A Rural municipality (Canada), rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations ...
References
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Division No. 9, Saskatchewan