Rural Municipality of Birch Hills No. 460

{{About|the rural municipality in Saskatchewan|the town that it surrounds|Birch Hills, Saskatchewan|the county in Alberta|Birch Hills County}}

{{Infobox settlement

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|official_name = Rural Municipality of Birch Hills No. 460

|settlement_type = Rural municipality

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{{Location map+ |CAN SK Birch Hills

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{{Location map~ |CAN SK Birch Hills

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|subdivision_type3 = Census division

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|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

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|government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2326 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Birch Hills No. 460 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}

|leader_title = Reeve

|leader_name = Alan Evans

|leader_title1 = Governing body

|leader_name1 = RM of Birch Hills No. 460 Council

|leader_title2 = Administrator

|leader_name2 = Cherie Opseth

|leader_title3 = Office location

|leader_name3 = Birch Hills

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

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|established_date2 = December 11, 1911

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|area_land_km2 = 554.07

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|population_total = 656

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|area_code = 306 and 639

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The Rural Municipality of Birch Hills No. 460 (2016 population: {{nts|656}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the north-central portion of the province on Highway 3 southeast of Prince Albert and north of Saskatoon.

History

The RM of Birch Hills No. 460 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.{{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}} The RM's name comes from all of the hills to the south and east and the abundance of birch trees which once covered the area.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Geography

The RM is part of the aspen parkland biome.

= Communities and localities =

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

;Towns

Birch Hills

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 }}

The Muskoday First Nation Indian reserve lies adjacent to the RM.

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|890

|1986|871

|1991|836

|1996|775

|2001|782

|2006|701

|2011|663

|2016|656

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Birch Hills No. 460 had a population of {{val|658|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|247|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|272|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:658-656}}|656|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|656|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|547.08|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|658|547.08|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 Birch Hills No. 460 recorded a population of {{nts|656}} living in {{nts|242}} of its {{nts|263}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:656-663}}|663|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|663}}. With a land area of {{convert|554.07|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|656|554.07|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}}

Education

The RM is within the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division No. 119.{{cite web | title=Saskatchewan Rivers School Division No. 119 | url=http://www.srsd119.ca/publicationsfiles/financialreports/FinancialStatements2006/taxableassessment2006.pdf | access-date=2007-11-15}}

Government

The RM of Birch Hills No. 460 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 Alan Evans while its administrator is Cherie Opseth. The RM's office is located in Birch Hills.

References

Category:Division No. 15, Saskatchewan