Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308
{{Short description|Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Big Quill No. 308
|official_name = Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308
|settlement_type = Rural municipality
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|image_map = SK RM 308 Big Quill.svg
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|map_caption = Location of the RM of Big Quill No. 308 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 = 10
|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
|subdivision_name4 = 4
|subdivision_type5 = Federal riding
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|subdivision_type6 = Provincial riding
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|government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2322 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Big Quill No. 308 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}
|leader_title = Reeve
|leader_name = Howie Linnen
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = RM of Big Quill No. 308 Council
|leader_title2 = Administrator
|leader_name2 = Santana Dawson
|leader_title3 = Office location
|leader_name3 = Wynyard
|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
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|established_title4 = Name change
|established_date4 =
|established_title5 = Amalgamated
|established_date5 =
|area_land_km2 = 739.86
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 519
|population_density_km2 = 0.7
|timezone = CST
|timezone_DST = CST
|coordinates = {{coord|51.678|N|104.342|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 = S0A 4T0
|area_code = 306 and 639
|blank_name = Highway(s)
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|blank1_name = Railway(s)
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The Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308 (2016 population: {{nts|519}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the east-central portion of the province.
History
The RM of Big Quill No. 308 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}}
There are two places on the Canadian Register of Historic Places in the RM of Big Qill:
- Amma's House on the Yellowhead Highway approximately 17 kilometres west of Wynyard was built by Icelandic carpenters in 1919.{{cite web
| title =Amma's House
| url =http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=8691&pid=0
| access-date =2013-11-10}}
- St. John Bohoslav Krasne Ukrainian Catholic Church approximately 20 kilometres south-east of Wynyard was built in 1940.{{cite web
| title = St. John Bohoslav Krasne Church
| url =http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=8363&pid=0
| access-date =2013-11-10}}
Geography
= Communities and localities =
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.{{Citation | title=Saskatchewan Genealogy Association | url=http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmname.asp | access-date=March 28, 2008}}
;Towns
The following unincorporated communities are located 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 }}
- Dafoe
;Localities
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|952
|1986|892
|1991|840
|1996|748
|2001|711
|2006|635
|2011|587
|2016|519
}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Big Quill No. 308 had a population of {{val|520|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|218|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|246|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:520-534}}|534|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|534|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|730.34|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|520|730.34|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 Big Quill No. 308 recorded a population of {{nts|519}} living in {{nts|221}} of its {{nts|263}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:519-587}}|587|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|587}}. With a land area of {{convert|739.86|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|519|739.86|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 Big Quill No. 308 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Howie Linnen while its administrator is Santana Dawson. The RM's office is located in Wynyard.
See also
References
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