Rural Municipality of Mount Pleasant No. 2

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mount Pleasant No. 2

| official_name = Rural Municipality of Mount Pleasant No. 2

| settlement_type = Rural municipality

| other_name =

| motto =

| image_skyline = Abandoned farm house RM Mount Pleasant.jpg

| image_caption = Abandoned farm house in the RM of Mount Pleasant

| imagesize =

| image_map = SK RM 2 Mount Pleasant.svg

| mapsize = 200

| map_caption = Location of the RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 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 = 1

| 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

| government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2495 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}

| leader_title = Reeve

| leader_name = Chad Baglole

| leader_title1 = Governing body

| leader_name1 = RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 Council

| leader_title2 = Administrator

| leader_name2 = Lydia M. Hammell

| leader_title3 = Office location

| leader_name3 = Carnduff

| 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_footnotes = (2021)

| area_land_km2 = 772.71

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 419

| population_density_km2 = 0.5

| timezone = CST

| timezone_DST = CST

| coordinates = {{coord|49.134|N|101.815|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 0S0

| 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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| website =

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}}

The Rural Municipality of Mount Pleasant No. 2 (2016 population: {{nts|414}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. Located in the southeast portion of the province, it is adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Renville County in North Dakota.

History

The RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 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}}

Geography

= Communities and localities =

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

;Towns

Carnduff[http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmno.asp SGS Sask Cemeteries by RM No.]

;Villages

Carievale

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Localities

Elmore

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|495

|1986|520

|1991|486

|1996|477

|2001|420

|2006|418

|2011|383

|2016|414

|2021|419

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2 had a population of {{val|419|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|152|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|182|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:419-414}}|414|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|414|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|772.71|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|419|772.71|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 Mount Pleasant No. 2 recorded a population of {{nts|414}} living in {{nts|144}} of its {{nts|151}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:414-383}}|383|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|383}}. With a land area of {{convert|780.83|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|414|780.83|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 Mount Pleasant No. 2 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 Chad Baglole while its administrator is Lydia M. Hammell. The RM's office is located in Carnduff.