Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254
{{Short description|Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Loreburn No. 254
|official_name = Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254
|settlement_type = Rural municipality
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|image_map = SK RM 254 Loreburn.svg
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|map_caption = Location of the RM of Loreburn No. 254 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 = 11
|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
|subdivision_name4 = 5
|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=2460 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Loreburn No. 254 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}
|leader_title = Reeve
|leader_name = Kevin Vollmer
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = RM of Loreburn No. 254 Council
|leader_title2 = Administrator
|leader_name2 = Vanessa Tastad
|leader_title3 = Office location
|leader_name3 = Loreburn
|leader_title4 =
|leader_name4 =
|established_title = Formed ({{abbr|LID|Local improvement district}})
|established_date =
|established_title2 = Formed
|established_date2 = December 12, 1910
|established_title3 = Name change
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|established_title4 = Name change
|established_date4 =
|established_title5 = Amalgamated
|established_date5 =
|area_land_km2 = 966.78
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 327
|population_density_km2 = 0.3
|timezone = CST
|timezone_DST = CST
|coordinates = {{coord|51.256|N|106.808|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)
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The Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254 (2016 population: {{nts|327}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the south-central portion of the province.
History
The RM of Loreburn No. 254 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.{{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.
;Localities
Attractions
- Danielson Provincial Park
- Elbow Harbour Recreation Site{{cite web |title=Elbow Harbour Recreation Site |url=https://www.brmbmaps.com/explore/canada/saskatchewan/loreburn-no-254/elbow-harbour-recreation-site/59327 |website=BRMB Maps |publisher=Mussio Ventures Ltd. |access-date=5 June 2024}}
- Gardiner Dam
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|569
|1986|505
|1991|474
|1996|422
|2001|384
|2006|350
|2011|346
|2016|327
}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Loreburn No. 254 had a population of {{val|380|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|140|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|151|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:380-327}}|327|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|327|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|958.42|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|380|958.42|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 Loreburn No. 254 recorded a population of {{nts|327}} living in {{nts|122}} of its {{nts|132}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:327-346}}|346|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|346}}. With a land area of {{convert|966.78|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|327|966.78|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 Loreburn No. 254 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 Kevin Vollmer while its administrator is Vanessa Tastad. The RM's office is located in Loreburn.
See also
References
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{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|rural=yes}}
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