Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244
rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
The Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 (2016 population: 1,875) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 9 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.
History
The RM of Orkney No. 244 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Cities
Yorkton
Towns
Springside
Villages
Ebenezer
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Localities
Orcadia
Willowbrook
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Orkney No. 244 had a population of 1,883 living in 756 of its 810 total private dwellings, a change of 0.4% from its 2016 population of 1,875. With a land area of 770.05 km2 (297.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi) in 2021.
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