Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457
{{Short description|Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Connaught No. 457
|official_name = Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457
|settlement_type = Rural municipality
|other_name =
|motto =
|image_skyline =
|image_caption =
|imagesize = 200
|image_map = SK RM 457 Connaught.svg
|mapsize = 200
|map_caption = Location of the RM of Connaught No. 457 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 = 14
|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
|subdivision_name4 = 4
|subdivision_type5 = Federal riding
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|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=2355 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Connaught No. 457 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}
|leader_title = Reeve
|leader_name = Arthur Lalonde
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = RM of Connaught No. 457 Council
|leader_title2 = Administrator
|leader_name2 = Jaime Orr
|leader_title3 = Office location
|leader_name3 = Tisdale
|leader_title4 =
|leader_name4 =
|established_title = Formed ({{abbr|LID|Local improvement district}})
|established_date =
|established_title2 = Formed
|established_date2 = December 11, 1911
|established_title3 = Name change
|established_date3 =
|established_title4 = Name change
|established_date4 =
|established_title5 = Amalgamated
|established_date5 =
|area_land_km2 = 853.11
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 586
|population_density_km2 = 0.7
|timezone = CST
|timezone_DST = CST
|coordinates = {{coord|53.067|N|103.960|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)
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|blank2_name = Waterway(s)
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The Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457 (2016 population: {{nts|586}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4.
History
The RM of Connaught No. 457 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}} It was previously Local Improvement District No. 457.
Geography
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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|982
|1986|969
|1991|865
|1996|815
|2001|748
|2006|656
|2011|629
|2016|586
}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Connaught No. 457 had a population of {{val|491|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|196|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|221|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:491-586}}|586|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|586|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|848.82|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|491|848.82|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 Connaught No. 457 recorded a population of {{nts|586}} living in {{nts|227}} of its {{nts|253}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:586-629}}|629|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|629}}. With a land area of {{convert|853.11|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|586|853.11|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 Connaught No. 457 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 Arthur Lalonde while its administrator is Jaime Orr. The RM's office is located in Tisdale.