Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247
rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
The Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247 (2016 population: 305) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4.
History
The RM of Kellross No. 247 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. Its name is a portmanteau of Kelliher and Leross.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Villages
Kelliher
Leross
Lestock
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Localities
Enid
McDonald Hills
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Kellross No. 247 had a population of 396 living in 181 of its 217 total private dwellings, a change of 0.3% from its 2016 population of 395. With a land area of 809.22 km2 (312.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) in 2021.
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