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{{Short description|Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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'''The Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan''', first formed as [[Rural Municipality]] on December 9, [[1929 in Canada|1929]] as a 3 township by 3 township R.M. One township is 6 miles by 6 miles square. On December 31, 1953, Spiritwood No. 496 expanded and absorbed [[Shell Lake No. 495, Saskatchewan|Shell Lake No. 495]] <ref>[http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/rmboundchange.html Municipal Relations Division - RM Boundary Changes]</ref> It is located in the north central region of the province of Saskatchewan, west of [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]]. Witchekan Lake First Nation Indian Reserve 117B and Pelican Lake First Nation Indian Reserve 191B both are within this Rural Municipality.
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{{Infobox settlement
==Boundaries==
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|government_footnotes = <ref name=MDSprofile>{{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2552 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Spiritwood No. 496 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
|leader_title = [[Reeve (Canada)|Reeve]]
|leader_name = Shirley Dauvin
|leader_title1 = Governing&nbsp;body
|leader_name1 = RM of Spiritwood No. 496 Council
|leader_title2 = Administrator
|leader_name2 = Colette Bussiere
|leader_title3 = Office location
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|established_title5 = Amalgamated<ref name=formerrurals/>
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|population_total = 1347 <!-- 2016 StatCan population only per [[WP:CANPOP]]; do not replace with latest estimate; this estimate can be noted in the article body (so long as it doesn't replace the 2016 StatCan population in the body) -->
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|postal_code_type = [[Postal code]]
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The boundaries of the [[rural municipality]] extend north to [[Big River No. 555, Saskatchewan]], to the west by [[Medstead No. 497, Saskatchewan]], to the south by [[Meeting Lake No. 466, Saskatchewan]], to the east by [[Canwood No. 494, Saskatchewan]] (was [[Thompson No. 494, Saskatchewan|Thompson]] ).
The '''Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496''' ([[Canada 2016 Census|2016 population]]: {{nts|1347}}) is a [[List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan|rural municipality]] (RM) in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Saskatchewan]] within [[Division No. 16, Saskatchewan|Census Division No. 16]] and [[SARM Division No. 6|{{abbr|SARM|Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities}} Division No. 6]]. Located in the north-central portion of the province, it is west of the City of [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]].


==Communities==
== History ==
The RM of Spiritwood No. 496 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1929.<ref name=ruralincorp>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha |title=Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical) | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421074230/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha | archive-date=April 21, 2011}}</ref> It absorbed the RM of Shell Lake No. 495.<ref name=formerrurals>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RMs-Disorganized |title=Disorganized Rural Municipalities | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225141644/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RMs-Disorganized | archive-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref> The RM of Shell Lake No. 495 was originally named the RM of Shell River No. 495 prior to November 30, 1935.<ref name=namechange>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Renamed-Municipalities |title=Renamed Rural Municipalities | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225141644/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Renamed-Municipalities | archive-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref>
These communities are self-governing entities that lie within the geographical borders of Spiritwood No. 496, and thus not technically a part of the rural municipality. Also within its borders are several [[First Nations]] [[Indian reserve]]s, those at Chitek Lake, Pelican Lake, and Witchekan Lake, also not part of the R.M.

*[[Big Shell, Saskatchewan|Big Shell]]
== Geography ==
*[[Echo Bay, Saskatchewan|Echo Bay]]
The RM of Spiritwood No. 496 is adjacent to the RMs of [[Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555|Big River No. 555]] to the north, [[Rural Municipality of Medstead No. 497|Medstead No. 497]] to the west, [[Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466|Meeting Lake No. 466]] to the south, and [[Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494|Canwood No. 494]] (formerly Thompson No. 494) to the south.
*[[Leoville, Saskatchewan|Leoville]]

*[[Shell Lake, Saskatchewan|Shell Lake]]
=== Communities and localities ===
The following [[List of municipalities in Saskatchewan#Urban municipalities|urban municipalities]] are surrounded by the RM.

;Towns
*[[Spiritwood, Saskatchewan|Spiritwood]]
*[[Spiritwood, Saskatchewan|Spiritwood]]


;Villages
==Population==
*[[Shell Lake, Saskatchewan|Shell Lake]]


;Resort villages
As of the census in 2001, there were 1,429 people living in the R.M. of Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan
*[[Echo Bay, Saskatchewan|Echo Bay]]
*[[Big Shell, Saskatchewan|Big Shell]]


The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
==Statistics==
According to the [[Canada 2001 Census]]:
*Population: 1,429
*% Change (1996-2001): - 4.0
*Dwellings: 796
*Area (km²): 2,479.00
*Density (persons per km²): 0.6


;Organized hamlets<ref name=OHgrants>{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/enwiki/api/v1/products/100183/formats/110537/download | title=2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 4, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Urban Communities in the RM==
*[[Spruce Bay]]


;Localities
*[[Spiritwood, Saskatchewan|Spiritwood]].
*[[Bapaume, Saskatchewan|Bapaume]]
*[[Bapaume, Saskatchewan|Bapaume]]
*[[Capasin, Saskatchewan|Capasin]]
*[[Capasin, Saskatchewan|Capasin]]
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*[[Penn, Saskatchewan|Penn]]
*[[Penn, Saskatchewan|Penn]]
*[[Ranger, Saskatchewan|Ranger]]
*[[Ranger, Saskatchewan|Ranger]]
*[[Shell Lake, Saskatchewan|Shell Lake]] on the eastern boundary
*[[Spruce Bay, Saskatchewan|Spruce Bay]]
*[[Echo Bay, Saskatchewan|Resort Village of Echo Bay]]
*[[Big Shell, Saskatchewan|Resort Village of Big Shell]]
have also been part of this RM.


The RM also surrounds the [[Witchekan Lake First Nation]] Reserves and [[Pelican Lake First Nation]] Reserves ([[Chitek Lake 191|191]], [[Pelican Lake 191A|191A]], [[Pelican Lake 191B|191B]], [[Pelican Lake 191C|191C]]).
==Saskatchewan Railways and Railway Stations==
(historic or current)


== Demographics ==
*Big River Branch [[Canadian National Railway|C.N.R]]—serves Prince Albert, Shellbrook, Clonfert, Canwood, Polwarth, Mattes, Debden, Eldred, Dumble, Bodmin, Big River.
{{stack|
{{Historical populations
| title = Population history<br/>(1981–2016)
| type = Canada
| align = right
| footnote = ''Source: [[Statistics Canada]] via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics''<ref name=Censuses81-06>{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Censuses86-16>{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/enwiki/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref>
|1981|1949
|1986|1799
|1991|1694
|[[1996 Canadian Census|1996]]|1504
|[[2001 Canadian Census|2001]]|1429
|[[2006 Canadian Census|2006]]|1277
|[[2011 Canadian Census|2011]]|1382
|[[2016 Canadian Census|2016]]|1347
}}
}}
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the RM of Spiritwood No. 496 had a population of {{val|1245|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|528|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|810|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1245-1223}}|1223|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1223|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|2371.04|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1245|2371.04|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 13, 2022}}</ref>


In the [[2016 Canadian census|2016 Census of Population]], the RM of Spiritwood No. 496 recorded a population of {{nts|1347}} living in {{nts|516}} of its {{nts|786}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:1347-1349}}|1349|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|1349}}. With a land area of {{convert|2392.86|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1347|2392.86|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusSKmunis>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>
<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.]</ref>


== Government ==
==Saskatchewan Highways and Roads==
The RM of Spiritwood No. 496 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.<ref name=MDSprofile/> The [[Reeve (Canada)|reeve]] of the RM is Shirley Dauvin while its administrator is Colette Bussiere.<ref name=MDSprofile/> The RM's office is located in Spiritwood.<ref name=MDSprofile/>


== Transportation ==
:''For more information see also [[List of Saskatchewan provincial highways]]
;Rail<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.]</ref>
:''For more information see also [[List of Saskatchewan provincial roads]]
*Big River Branch [[Canadian National Railway|C.N.R]]—serves Prince Albert, Shellbrook, Clonfert, Canwood, Polwarth, Mattes, Debden, Eldred, Dumble, Bodmin, Big River.


;Roads
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 24|Highway 24]]—serves [[Spiritwood, Saskatchewan|Spiritwood]] and [[Leoville, Saskatchewan|Leoville]]
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 24|Highway 24]]—serves [[Spiritwood, Saskatchewan|Spiritwood]] and [[Leoville, Saskatchewan|Leoville]]
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 3|Highway 3]]—intersects [[Saskatchewan Highway 24|Highway 24]] and serves [[Belbutte, Saskatchewan|Belbutte]], [[Spiritwood, Saskatchewan|Spiritwood]] and [[ShellLake, Saskatchewan|Shell Lake]]
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 3|Highway 3]]—intersects [[Saskatchewan Highway 24|Highway 24]] and serves [[Belbutte, Saskatchewan|Belbutte]], Spiritwood and [[Shell Lake, Saskatchewan|Shell Lake]]
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 793|Highway 793]]—intersects [[Saskatchewan Highway 24|Highway 24]] and serves [[Big River, Saskatchewan|Big River]]
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 793|Highway 793]]—intersects [[Saskatchewan Highway 24|Highway 24]] and serves [[Big River, Saskatchewan|Big River]]
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 696|Highway 696]]—intersects [[Saskatchewan Highway 24|Highway 24]] and serves Pelican Lake First Nation Indian Reserve 191B
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 696|Highway 696]]—intersects Highway 24 and serves Pelican Lake First Nation Indian Reserve 191B
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 3|Highway 3]]—runs east west here and intersects [[Saskatchewan Highway 24|Highway 24]] serves [[Spiritwood, Saskatchewan|Spiritwood]] and *[[Mildred, Saskatchewan|Mildred]]
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 3|Highway 3]]—runs east west and intersects Highway 24 and serves Spiritwood and [[Mildred, Saskatchewan|Mildred]]
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 378|Highway 378]]—runs North south here and intersects [[Saskatchewan Highway 3|Highway 3]] south of [[Spiritwood, Saskatchewan|Spiritwood]]
*[[Saskatchewan Highway 378|Highway 378]]—runs north south and intersects [[Saskatchewan Highway 3|Highway 3]] south of Spiritwood
<ref>Eversoft Streets and Trips</ref>


==See also==
== See also ==
*[[List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan]]
*[[List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan]]


==Footnotes==
== References ==

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==External links==
*[http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=994 Spiritwood No. 96]
*[http://www.sarm.ca Sarm]
*[http://www.rd.gov.sk.ca/ Saskatchewan Rural Development]
*[http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2544 RM Government from Municipal Directory System]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~sklloydm/ Lloydminster Gen Web]
*[http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2544 RM Government from Municipal Directory System]
*[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/home/index.cfm 2001 Census] - Statistics Canada's page on the 2001 Census.
*[http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/rmboundchange.html Municipal Relations Division - RM Boundary Changes]
*[http://www.saskgenealogy.com/researchtools/maps/sgs_rm_list.asp Saskatchewan Genealogy Society RM by Number]
*[http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/incorp/rmincorpdatealpha.html MRD - Municipal Status Information - Rural Municipality]
*[http://www.sarm.ca/About_SARM/annual_report/annrep00/memor.htm SARM In Memorium]
*[http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F&census=Yes&DisplayData=Yes&NewImage=yes&layer=csd&IdentName=Spiritwood%20No.%20496%20(RM)&IdentUID=4716056 Map of Spiritwood No. 496 at Statcan]

{{Saskatchewan rural municipalities navbox
| ThisRM = Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan
| NorthRM = [[Big River No. 555, Saskatchewan]]
| WestRM = [[Medstead No. 497, Saskatchewan]]
| EastRM = [[Canwood No. 494, Saskatchewan]]
| SouthRM = [[Meeting Lake No. 466, Saskatchewan]]
}}


{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|rural=yes}}
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Spiritwood No. 496
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496
Location of the RM of Spiritwood No. 496 in Saskatchewan
Location of the RM of Spiritwood No. 496 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 53°29′53″N 107°35′53″W / 53.498°N 107.598°W / 53.498; -107.598[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division16
SARM division6
Formed[2]December 9, 1929
Amalgamated[3]December 31, 1953 (with RM of Shell lake No. 495)
Government
[4]
 • ReeveShirley Dauvin
 • Governing bodyRM of Spiritwood No. 496 Council
 • AdministratorColette Bussiere
 • Office locationSpiritwood
Area
 (2016)[5]
 • Land2,392.86 km2 (923.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[5]
 • Total
1,347
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Area code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496 (2016 population: 1,347) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and SARM Division No. 6. Located in the north-central portion of the province, it is west of the City of Prince Albert.

History

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The RM of Spiritwood No. 496 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1929.[2] It absorbed the RM of Shell Lake No. 495.[3] The RM of Shell Lake No. 495 was originally named the RM of Shell River No. 495 prior to November 30, 1935.[6]

Geography

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The RM of Spiritwood No. 496 is adjacent to the RMs of Big River No. 555 to the north, Medstead No. 497 to the west, Meeting Lake No. 466 to the south, and Canwood No. 494 (formerly Thompson No. 494) to the south.

Communities and localities

[edit]

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns
Villages
Resort villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets[7]
Localities

The RM also surrounds the Witchekan Lake First Nation Reserves and Pelican Lake First Nation Reserves (191, 191A, 191B, 191C).

Demographics

[edit]
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
19811,949—    
19861,799−7.7%
19911,694−5.8%
19961,504−11.2%
20011,429−5.0%
20061,277−10.6%
20111,382+8.2%
20161,347−2.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[8][9]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Spiritwood No. 496 had a population of 1,245 living in 528 of its 810 total private dwellings, a change of 1.8% from its 2016 population of 1,223. With a land area of 2,371.04 km2 (915.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.[10]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Spiritwood No. 496 recorded a population of 1,347 living in 516 of its 786 total private dwellings, a -0.1% change from its 2011 population of 1,349. With a land area of 2,392.86 km2 (923.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.5/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

Government

[edit]

The RM of Spiritwood No. 496 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.[4] The reeve of the RM is Shirley Dauvin while its administrator is Colette Bussiere.[4] The RM's office is located in Spiritwood.[4]

Transportation

[edit]
Rail[11]
  • Big River Branch C.N.R—serves Prince Albert, Shellbrook, Clonfert, Canwood, Polwarth, Mattes, Debden, Eldred, Dumble, Bodmin, Big River.
Roads

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Disorganized Rural Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Municipality Details: RM of Spiritwood No. 496". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Renamed Rural Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  11. ^ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
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