Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379

Reford No. 379
Reford No. 379
Rural municipality
	Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379
	Location of the RM of Reford No. 379 in Saskatchewan
	Coordinates: 52°14′46″N 108°41′06″W / 52.246°N 108.685°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
SARM division	6
Formed	December 12, 1910
Government
• Reeve	Gerald Gerlinsky
• Governing body	RM of Reford No. 379 Council
• Administrator	Sherry Huber
• Office location	Wilkie
Area (2016)
• Land	707.06 km2 (273.00 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	257
• Density	0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379 (2016 population: 257) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Reford No. 379 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

Landis

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Brass
Cathkin
Cavell (dissolved as a village, January 1, 1943)^[5]
Leipzig (dissolved as a village, February 1, 1984)^[6]
Reford
St. Alphege
Wolfe

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	558	—
1986	511	−8.4%
1991	417	−18.4%
1996	367	−12.0%
2001	329	−10.4%
2006	296	−10.0%
2011	235	−20.6%
2016	257	+9.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Reford No. 379 had a population of 222 living in 90 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of -13.6% from its 2016 population of 257. With a land area of 695.85 km² (268.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Reford No. 379 recorded a population of 257 living in 99 of its 119 total private dwellings, a 9.4% change from its 2011 population of 235. With a land area of 707.06 km² (273.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Reford No. 379 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 Gerald Gerlinsky while its administrator is Sherry Huber.^[3] The RM's office is located in Wilkie.^[3]