Rural Municipality of Moose Creek No. 33

The RM of Moose Creek No. 33 incorporated as a rural municipality on 12 December, 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}}

Moose Creek United Church and Cemetery, also known as Moose Creek Methodist Church until 1925 when it joined the United Church, is an historical site located within the RM.

Constructed in 1916, the United Church is located approximately {{convert|10|km|mi}} south-west of Carlyle.[http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/245.pdf Moose Creek United Church and Cemetery] The initial funding to build the church came from community donations and a $1,500 loan at 8% interest from John Hewitt. When he died in 1927, the balance of the loan was cancelled. The cemetery was established two years after the completion of the church, in 1918. The cemetery is the final resting place for many of the early settlers. The first wedding there was between Tom Cook and Isabel Wallace and was officiated by Reverend F.B. Ball{{cite web |url=https://canadaehx.com/2021/01/21/the-history-of-carlyle/ |title = The History Of Carlyle – Canadian History Ehx| date=January 21, 2021 }}

On 5 March, 1991, the church and cemetery were designated a Municipal Heritage Resource and on 10 August, they were added to the Register for Canada's Historic Places.

{{quote|text=The heritage value of the property also lies in the landscape. The Moose Creek United Church and Cemetery is situated on large well-groomed grounds, reflecting property's importance to the community. The borders are defined by a partial shelter belt, and the cemetery is further separated from the church grounds by a loosely-treed border and an ornate brick and iron gate.{{cite web |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3389 |title = HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca}}}}

File:Moose Creek United Church.jpg|Moose Creek United Church

File:Moose Cr United Church plaque.jpg|The plaque at Moose Creek United Church and Cemetery

File:Moose Creek Cemetery.jpg|Moose Creek Cemetery

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

;Towns

• Alameda

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Localities

• Auburnton
• Douglaston

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| 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|544

|1986|500

|1991|460

|1996|416

|2001|409

|2006|365

|2011|372

|2016|379

|2021|306

}}

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Moose Creek No. 33 had a population of {{val|306|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|116|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|136|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:306-379}}|379|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|379|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|828.74|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|306|828.74|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 Moose Creek No. 33 recorded a population of {{nts|379}} living in {{nts|132}} of its {{nts|151}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:379-372}}|372|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|372}}. With a land area of {{convert|842.03|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|379|842.03|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}}

The RM of Moose Creek No. 33 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 Howard Sloan while its administrator is Sentura Freitag. The RM's office is located in Alameda.

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