Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Wilton No. 472

|official_name = Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472

|settlement_type = Rural municipality

|other_name =

|motto =

|image_skyline = Wilton RM Sign.JPG

|image_caption = Welcome sign

|imagesize = 200

|image_map =

{{Location map+ |CAN SK Wilton

|caption =

|float = center

|places =

{{Location map~ |CAN SK Wilton

|label = Lloydminster

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg

|marksize = 8

|label_size = 110

|position = right

|lat_deg = 53.26

|lon_deg = -110}}

{{Location map~ |CAN SK Wilton

|label = Lashburn

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = left

|lat_deg = 53.124

|lon_deg = -109.613}}

{{Location map~ |CAN SK Wilton

|label = Marshall

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = left

|lat_deg = 53.189

|lon_deg = -109.772}}

{{Location map~ |CAN SK Wilton

|label = Lone Rock

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = top

|lat_deg = 53.05

|lon_deg = -109.878889}}

}}

|image_map1 = SK RM 472 Wilton.svg

|mapsize1 = 200

|map_caption1 = Location of the RM of Wilton No. 472 in Saskatchewan

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Canada

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan

|subdivision_type2 = Region

|subdivision_name2 =

|subdivision_type3 = Census division

|subdivision_name3 = 17

|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

|subdivision_name4 = 6

|subdivision_type5 = Federal riding

|subdivision_name5 =

|subdivision_type6 = Provincial riding

|subdivision_name6 =

|government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2594 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Wilton No. 472 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}

|leader_title = Reeve

|leader_name = Glen Dow

|leader_title1 = Governing body

|leader_name1 = RM of Wilton No. 472 Council

|leader_title2 = Administrator

|leader_name2 = Darren Elder

|leader_title3 = Office location

|leader_name3 = Marshall

|leader_title4 =

|leader_name4 =

|established_title = Formed ({{abbr|LID|Local improvement district}})

|established_date =

|established_title2 = Formed

|established_date2 = December 13, 1909

|established_title3 = Name change

|established_date3 =

|established_title4 = Name change

|established_date4 =

|established_title5 = Amalgamated

|established_date5 =

|area_footnotes = (2016)

|area_land_km2 = 1041.27

|population_as_of = 2016

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 1629

|population_density_km2 = 1.6

|timezone = MST

|timezone_DST = MST

|coordinates = {{coord|53.047|N|109.809|W|region:CA-SK_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}{{cite web | url=http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_csv_eng/ | title=Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip) | publisher=Government of Canada | date=July 24, 2019 | access-date=May 23, 2020}}

|postal_code_type = Postal code

|postal_code =

|area_code = 306 and 639

|blank_name = Highway(s)

|blank_info =

|blank1_name = Railway(s)

|blank1_info =

|blank2_name = Waterway(s)

|blank2_info =

|website = {{official|http://www.rmwilton.ca/}}

|footnotes =

}}

The Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472 (2016 population: {{nts|1629}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and SARM Division No. 6. It is located in the west-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Wilton No. 472 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha |title=Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical) | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421074230/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha | archive-date=April 21, 2011}}

Demographics

{{stack|

{{Historical populations

| title = Population history
(1981–2016)

| type = Canada

| align = right

| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020}}

|1981|1884

|1986|1910

|1991|1651

|1996|1564

|2001|1560

|2006|1473

|2011|1494

|2016|1629

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wilton No. 472 had a population of {{val|1473|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|539|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|595|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1473-1629}}|1629|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1629|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1022.9|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1473|1022.9|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 13, 2022}}

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wilton No. 472 recorded a population of {{nts|1629}} living in {{nts|589}} of its {{nts|646}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:1629-1494}}|1494|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|1494}}. With a land area of {{convert|1041.27|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1629|1041.27|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 1, 2020}}

Geography

= Communities and localities =

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by or adjacent to the RM.

;Cities

Lloydminster

;Towns

Lashburn

;Villages

Marshall

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Organized hamlets{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/100183/formats/110537/download | title=2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 4, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Lone Rock

Government

The RM of Wilton No. 472 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Glen Dow. The RM's office is located in Marshall.