Rural Municipality of Hazelwood No. 94

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

49°51′47″N 102°41′17″W / 49.863°N 102.688°W / 49.863; -102.688^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division1SARM division1Federal ridingSouris—Moose Mountain Provincial ridingCannington
MoosominFormed^[2]January 1, 1913Government

^[3]

• ReeveJames Husband • Governing bodyRM of Hazelwood No. 94 Council • AdministratorGary Vargo • Office locationKiplingArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land743.81 km² (287.19 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total230 • Density0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTPostal code

S0G 2S0

Area code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Hazelwood No. 94 (2016 population: 230) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Hazelwood No. 94 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Heritage properties

There is one historical property located within the RM.

Bekevar Hungarian Presbyterian Church — Constructed in 1911, and located within Bekevar.^[5]

Geography

Moose Mountain Provincial Park is located within the RM.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	505	—
1986	472	−6.5%
1991	415	−12.1%
1996	398	−4.1%
2001	308	−22.6%
2006	272	−11.7%
2011	246	−9.6%
2016	230	−6.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Hazelwood No. 94 had a population of 244 living in 95 of its 100 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 230. With a land area of 714.41 km² (275.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Hazelwood No. 94 recorded a population of 230 living in 94 of its 112 total private dwellings, a -6.5% change from its 2011 population of 246. With a land area of 743.81 km² (287.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Economy

Its major industry is agriculture.^[9]

Government

The RM of Hazelwood No. 94 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is James Husband while its administrator is Gary Vargo.^[3] The RM's office is located in Kipling.^[3]

References

^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Municipality Details: RM of Hazelwood No. 94". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ ^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.
^ Bekevar Hungarian Presbyterian Church
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
^ Sask Biz