Touchwood No. 248 | |
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Rural Municipality of Touchwood No. 248 | |
Coordinates: 51°15′29″N 104°16′41″W / 51.258°N 104.278°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 10 |
SARM division | 4 |
Formed[2] | December 12, 1910 |
Government | |
• Reeve | Ernest Matai |
• Governing body | RM of Touchwood No. 248 Council |
• Administrator | Lorelei Paulsen |
• Office location | Punnichy |
Area (2016)[4] | |
• Land | 706.72 km2 (272.87 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 343 |
• Density | 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
• Summer (DST) | CST |
Area code(s) | 306 and 639 |
The Rural Municipality of Touchwood No. 248 (2016 population: 343) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4.
The RM of Touchwood No. 248 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.[2]
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Touchwood No. 248 had a population of 373 living in 135 of its 158 total private dwellings, a change of 8.7% from its 2016 population of 343. With a land area of 684.57 km2 (264.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Touchwood No. 248 recorded a population of 343 living in 129 of its 147 total private dwellings, a 28.5% change from its 2011 population of 267. With a land area of 706.72 km2 (272.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
The RM of Touchwood No. 248 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Ernest Matai while its administrator is Lorelei Paulsen.[3] The RM's office is located in Punnichy.[3]