Rural Municipality of Arm River No. 252
rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
The Rural Municipality of Arm River No. 252 (2016 population: 250) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located along Highway 11 between Saskatoon and Regina.
History
The RM of Girvin No. 252 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. Its name was changed to the RM of Arm River No. 252 on June 29, 1912.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Towns
Davidson
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Localities
Girvin (dissolved as a village, December 19, 2005)
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Arm River No.
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