The Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161 ( 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 south-central portion of the province, surrounding the city of

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History

The RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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;

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Tuxford Tuxford is a historic market town and a civil parish in the Bassetlaw District, Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. It had a population of 2,809 in the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. Geography Its nearby towns are Oll ...

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities *

Boharm Boharm is a rural parish in the Strathspey, Scotland, Speyside area of north Scotland, midway between Aberlour and Fochabers, and north of Dufftown. It lies on minor roads to either side of the A95 road, A95. The main settlements in the parish a ...

* Bushell Park

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 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 Moose Jaw No. 161 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

The RM of Moose Jaw No. 161 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 Ron Brumwell while its administrator is Mike Wirges. The RM's office is located in Moose Jaw.

References

External links

* {{Authority control M Moose Jaw