Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184
{{Short description|Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Grayson No. 184
|official_name = Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184
|settlement_type = Rural municipality
|other_name =
|motto =
|image_skyline =
|image_caption =
|imagesize = 200
|image_map = SK RM 184 Grayson.svg
|mapsize = 200
|map_caption = Location of the RM of Grayson No. 184 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 = 5
|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
|subdivision_name4 = 1
|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=2406 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Grayson No. 184 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}
|leader_title = Reeve
|leader_name = Harvey Mucha
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = RM of Grayson No. 184 Council
|leader_title2 = Administrator
|leader_name2 = Sarah Dietrich
|leader_title3 = Office location
|leader_name3 = Grayson
|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 = 874.77
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 512
|population_density_km2 = 0.6
|timezone = CST
|timezone_DST = CST
|coordinates = {{coord|50.635|N|102.617|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)
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The Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184 (2016 population: {{nts|512}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and SARM Division No. 1.
History
The RM of Grayson No. 184 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}}
Geography
= Communities and localities =
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
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 }}
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|933
|1986|831
|1991|763
|1996|653
|2001|550
|2006|542
|2011|495
|2016|512
}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Grayson No. 184 had a population of {{val|547|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|232|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|351|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:547-512}}|512|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|512|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|862.8|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|547|862.8|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 Grayson No. 184 recorded a population of {{nts|512}} living in {{nts|219}} of its {{nts|324}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:512-478}}|478|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|478}}. With a land area of {{convert|874.77|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|512|874.77|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 Grayson No. 184 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 Harvey Mucha while its administrator is Sarah Dietrich. The RM's office is located in Grayson.
References
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