Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231
rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
The Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231 (2021 population: 285) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary and south of the South Saskatchewan River.
History
On January 1, 1913, the RM of Happyland No. 231 became a rural municipality. It was originally named the RM of Prussia No. 231 but its name was changed sometime during 1917, at the height of the First World War and anti-German sentiment in Saskatchewan.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Towns
Leader
Villages
Mendham
Prelate
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Localities
Liebenthal
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Happyland No.
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