Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456
rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
The Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456 (2016 population: 343) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4.
History
The RM of Arborfield No. 456 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Towns
Arborfield
Villages
Zenon Park
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Localities
Jordan River
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Arborfield No. 456 had a population of 338 living in 143 of its 163 total private dwellings, a change of −1.5% from its 2016 population of 343. With a land area of 1,403.77 km2 (542.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km2 (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Arborfield No.
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