The Rural Municipality of Oakdale No. 320 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 13 and Division No. 6. Located in the west-central portion of the province, it is near the

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boundary.

History

The RM of Oakdale No. 320 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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* Coleville The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Beaufield (Ednaburg) * Driver

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Oakdale No. 320 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 Oakdale No. 320 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 Oakdale No. 320 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Darwin Whitfield while its administrator is Gillain Lund. The RM's office is located in Coleville.

Education

Transportation

;RailWaghorn's Guide, 1925
/ref> * C.N.R. Dodsland Branch — served Beaufield, Coleville, and Driver * C.N.R. Outlook-Kerrobert Branch — served Ermine ;Roads * Highway 21 * Highway 307 — serves Coleville

References

{{Authority control O * Division No. 13, Saskatchewan