Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66
{{Short description|Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Griffin No. 66
|official_name = Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66
|settlement_type = Rural municipality
|other_name = Hastings No. 66 (1909–1910)
|motto =
|image_skyline =
|image_caption =
|imagesize = 200
|image_map = SK RM 66 Griffin.svg
|mapsize = 200
|map_caption = Location of the RM of Griffin No. 66 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 = 2
|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
|subdivision_name4 = 1
|subdivision_type5 = Federal riding
|subdivision_name5 = Souris—Moose Mountain
|subdivision_type6 = Provincial riding
|subdivision_name6 = Cannington
Weyburn-Big Muddy
|government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2408 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Griffin No. 66 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}
|leader_title = Reeve
|leader_name = Stacey Lund
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = RM of Griffin No. 66 Council
|leader_title2 = Administrator
|leader_name2 = Tawnya Moore
|leader_title3 = Office location
|leader_name3 = Griffin
|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
|established_date3 = January 30, 1910 (from RM of Hastings No. 66)
|established_title4 = Name change
|established_date4 =
|established_title5 = Amalgamated
|established_date5 =
|area_land_km2 = 816.59
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 438
|population_density_km2 = 0.5
|timezone = CST
|timezone_DST = CST
|coordinates = {{coord|49.654|N|103.429|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 = S0C 1G0
|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 Griffin No. 66 (2016 population: {{nts|438}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and SARM Division No. 1.
History
The RM of Hastings No. 66 was originally 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}} Its name was changed to the RM of Griffin No. 66 on January 30, 1910.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Renamed-Municipalities |title=Renamed Rural Municipalities | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225141644/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Renamed-Municipalities | archive-date=February 25, 2012}}
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|587
|1986|544
|1991|465
|1996|421
|2001|395
|2006|334
|2011|398
|2016|438
}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Griffin No. 66 had a population of {{val|430|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|156|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|189|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:430-438}}|438|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|438|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|801.27|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|430|801.27|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 Griffin No. 66 recorded a population of {{nts|438}} living in {{nts|163}} of its {{nts|202}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:438-398}}|398|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|398}}. With a land area of {{convert|816.59|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|438|816.59|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 Griffin No. 66 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Stacey Lund while its administrator is Tawnya Moore. The RM's office is located in Griffin.
Transportation
- Weyburn-Stoughton Branch C.P.R. – serves Weyburn, Hume, Griffin, Froude, Stoughton
- Boundary Subdivision C.N.R – serves Brough, Griffin, Innes, Huntoon, Viewfield.
;RoadsEversoft Streets and Trips
- Highway 13—serves Griffin, Saskatchewan East-west
- Highway 606—serves Griffin, Saskatchewan North-south
See also
References
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