The Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 11 and Division No. 5. It is located in the central portion of the province east of

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History

The RM of Plasterfield No. 340 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. Its name was changed to the RM of Wolverine No. 340 on March 31, 1910. The RM's name is derived from Wolverine Lake, which lies near the centre of the RM.

Geography

Communities and localities

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

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* Bay Trail * Burr *

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Wolverine No. 340 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 Wolverine No. 340 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 Wolverine No. 340 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator. The reeve of the RM is Bryan Gibney while its administrator is Sandi Dunne. The RM's office is located in Burr.

Transportation

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/ref> *Minnedosa - Saskatoon - Edmonton C.P.R—serves Kandahar, Dafoe, Jansen, Esk, Lanigan, Guernsey, Wolverine, Plunkett, Viscount ;Roads * Highway 20—North south section from Burr to Lanigan * Highway 667—serves

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and St. Gregor, Saskatchewan North South through RM

References

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Division No. 11, Saskatchewan