The Rural Municipality of Wise Creek No. 77 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 4 and Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province near

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History

The RM of Wise Creek No. 77 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;LocalitiesStandard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2001
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, dissolved from village status on August 17, 2006 * Crichton * Driscol Lake * Frenchville

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Wise Creek No. 77 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 Wise Creek No. 77 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 Wise Creek No. 77 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 Denis Chenard while its administrator is Kathy Collins. The RM's office is located in Shaunavon. The RM shares this office with the RM of Grassy Creek.

Transportation

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—serves Shaunavon * Highway 37—serves Shaunavon * Highway 722—serves Shaunavon

References

{{Authority control Wise Creek * Division No. 4, Saskatchewan