Rural Municipality of Auvergne No. 76
{{Short description|Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Auvergne No. 76
|official_name = Rural Municipality of Auvergne No. 76
|settlement_type = Rural municipality
|other_name =
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{{Location map+ |CAN SK Auvergne
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|places =
{{Location map~ |CAN SK Auvergne
|label = Ponteix
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg
|marksize = 8
|label_size = 110
|position = top
|lat_deg = 49.7476
|lon_deg = -107.4883}}
{{Location map~ |CAN SK Auvergne
|label = Aneroid
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = bottom
|lat_deg = 49.7155
|lon_deg = -107.2971}}
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|image_map1 = SK RM 76 Auvergne.svg
|mapsize1 = 200
|map_caption1 = Location of the RM of Auvergne No. 76 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 = 3
|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
|subdivision_name4 = 3
|subdivision_type5 = Federal riding
|subdivision_name5 = Cypress Hills—Grasslands
|subdivision_type6 = Provincial riding
|subdivision_name6 = Wood River
|government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2313 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Auvergne No. 76 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}
|leader_title = Reeve
|leader_name = Richard Marleau
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = RM of Auvergne No. 76 Council
|leader_title2 = Administrator
|leader_name2 = Sandra Krushelniski
|leader_title3 = Office location
|leader_name3 = Ponteix
|leader_title4 =
|leader_name4 =
|established_title = Formed ({{abbr|LID|Local improvement district}})
|established_date =
|established_title2 = Formed
|established_date2 = January 1, 1913
|established_title3 = Name change
|established_date3 =
|established_title4 = Name change
|established_date4 =
|established_title5 = Amalgamated
|established_date5 =
|area_land_km2 = 854.46
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 412
|population_density_km2 = 0.5
|timezone = CST
|timezone_DST = CST
|coordinates = {{coord|49.661|N|107.439|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 = S0N 1Z0
|area_code = 306 and 639
|blank_name = Highway(s)
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The Rural Municipality of Auvergne No. 76 (2016 population: {{nts|412}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and SARM Division No. 3.
History
The RM of Auvergne No. 76 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.{{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}}
;Heritage properties
There are four historical properties within the RM.
- Napao Site - (Also called Archaeological Site DkNv-2) is an archaeological site, with pre-contact remains. The site is located 10 km west of Ponteix[http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/2242.pdf Napao Site]
- Niska Site - (Also called Archaeological Site DkNv-3) is an archaeological site, with pre-contact remains. The site is located 8 km south-east of Ponteix[http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/2243.pdf Niska Site]
- Pinto River School - (Now called the Pinto River Community Centre) is a 1915 one-room school house, located 14,5 km south of the village of Aneroid. The building operated as a one-room school house from 1915 until 1958. Since closing as a school the building has been used as a community centre.[http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/52.pdf Pinto River School]
- Tillet Hills - (Also called Archaeological Site DkNv-27 to 30, 36) is an archaeological site, with pre-contact remains. The site is located along the Notukeu Creek valley 5 km north-east of Ponteix[http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/2244.pdf Tillet Hills]
Demographics
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{{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|550
|1986|497
|1991|447
|1996|430
|2001|355
|2006|329
|2011|354
|2016|412
}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Auvergne No. 76 had a population of {{val|381|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|105|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|132|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:381-412}}|412|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|412|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|846.86|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|381|846.86|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 Auvergne No. 76 recorded a population of {{nts|412}} living in {{nts|118}} of its {{nts|141}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:412-354}}|354|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|354}}. With a land area of {{convert|854.46|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|412|854.46|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}}
Government
The RM of Auvergne No. 76 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Richard Marleau while its administrator is Sandra Krushelniski. The RM's office is located in Ponteix.
See also
References
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