Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
The Rural Municipality of Blucher No. 343 (2016 population : 2,006 ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5 . It is located in the north-central portion of the province on the South Saskatchewan River .
History
The RM of Blucher No. 343 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[ 2] In 1958, the Patience Lake Mine was the first potash mine built in Canada.[ 5]
Geography
Numerous water bodies are located in the RM of Blucher No. 343. The larger lakes include Cheviot Lake , Bradwell Reservoir , Crawford Lake, Judith Lake, and Patience Lake .
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Towns
Villages
The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.
Special service areas
Elstow (dissolved as a village, December 31, 2014)
Unincorporated hamlets
Demographics
Population history (1981–2016) Year 1981 1,287 — 1986 1,383 +7.5% 1991 1,225 −11.4% 1996 1,155 −5.7% 2001 1,476 +27.8% 2006 1,593 +7.9% 2011 1,787 +12.2% 2016 2,006 +12.3% Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [ 6] [ 7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the RM of Blucher No. 343 had a population of 1,984 living in 748 of its 795 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2016 population of 2,006 . With a land area of 789.4 km2 (304.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) in 2021.[ 8]
In the 2016 Census of Population , the RM of Blucher No. 343 recorded a population of 2,006 living in 766 of its 808 total private dwellings, a 6.9% change from its 2011 population of 1,876 . With a land area of 789.64 km2 (304.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi) in 2016.[ 4]
Government
The RM of Blucher No. 343 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[ 3] The reeve of the RM is Blair Cummins while its administrator is R. Doran Scott.[ 3] The RM's office is located in Bradwell.[ 3]
Attractions
Christ Church — West Patience Lake (municipal heritage property)[ 9]
Bradwell National Wildlife Area (NWA)
Bradwell National Wildlife Area (51°54′30″N 106°15′02″W / 51.9084°N 106.2506°W / 51.9084; -106.2506 ) is a 123-hectare (300-acre) protected area [ 10] established in 1968. It is in the RM of Blucher, about 48 kilometres (30 mi) south-east of Saskatoon . With the completion of the Gardiner Dam and Lake Diefenbaker in 1967, wetland habitat in the area was lost. Ducks Unlimited Canada was involved in a project with Canadian Wildlife Service to bring water to the marshes in the area to ensure stable water levels year-round. The water for Bradwell NWA comes via aqueduct from Lake Diefenbaker, which is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the south-west, and controlled by a series of dykes, ditches, and water control structures. Directly upstream in the aqueduct system is Blackstrap Lake and downstream is Bradwell Reservoir .[ 11]
Bradwell NWA is in the Moist Mixed Grassland ecoregion . The landscape has groves of trembling aspen and idled hayfields. A total of five wetlands are protected within the NWA and birds found there include the bobolink , horned grebe , redhead , canvasback , northern pintail , ruddy duck , lesser snow goose , white-fronted goose , marbled godwit , and the Wilson's phalarope .[ 12]
See also
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 Blucher No. 343" . 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 .
^ "RM of Blucher Official Community Plan" (PDF) . Retrieved June 19, 2017 .
^ "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 .
^ "Christ Church - West Patience Lake" . Canada's Historic Places . Parks Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
^ "Bradwell National Wildlife Area" . Protected Planet . ProtectedPlanet. Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
^ "Bradwell National Wildlife Area" . Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) . Government of Canada. November 24, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
^ "Bradwell National Wildlife Area pamphlet" . Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) . Government of Canada. February 20, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2023 .