Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160

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{{Infobox settlement

|name = Pense No. 160

|official_name = Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160

|settlement_type = Rural municipality

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{{Location map+ |CAN SK Pense

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{{Location map~ |CAN SK Pense

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|marksize = 8

|label_size = 110

|position = top

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|lon_deg = -104.9816}}

{{Location map~ |CAN SK Pense

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{{Location map~ |CAN SK Pense

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{{Location map~ |CAN SK Pense

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{{Location map~ |CAN SK Pense

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{{Location map~ |CAN SK Pense

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{{Location map~ |CAN SK Pense

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|image_map1 = SK RM 160 Pense.svg

|mapsize1 = 200

|map_caption1 = Location of the RM of Pense No. 160 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 = 6

|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

|subdivision_name4 = 2

|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=2508 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Pense No. 160 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}

|leader_title = Reeve

|leader_name = Tom Lemon

|leader_title1 = Governing body

|leader_name1 = RM of Pense No. 160 Council

|leader_title2 = Administrator

|leader_name2 = Cathy Ripplinger

|leader_title3 = Office location

|leader_name3 = Pense

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|established_title = Formed ({{abbr|LID|Local improvement district}})

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|established_title2 = Formed

|established_date2 = January 1, 1913

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|established_title4 = Name change

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|established_title5 = Amalgamated

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|area_footnotes = (2016)

|area_land_km2 = 841.48

|population_as_of = 2016

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 508

|population_density_km2 = 0.6

|timezone = CST

|timezone_DST = CST

|coordinates = {{coord|50.493|N|105.145|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

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The Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 (2016 population: {{nts|508}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Pense No. 160 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}} Prior to incorporation, the RM had its beginnings in 1897 with a single township having been formed as a local improvement district (LID).{{cite web | url=http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=946 | title=Pense No. 160 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan: Sask Biz | year=2004 | access-date=December 27, 2007}} In 1904, small LIDs made way for larger LIDs formed in accordance with the LID Ordinance of 1903. The larger LID No. 160 ultimately preceded the formation of the RM of Pense No. 160. In 1923, the population of the RM of Pense No. 160 had risen 2,227 residents.{{cite web | title=Municipality of Pense | work=Rural Municipality Of Pense No. 160 | url=http://www.pense160.ca/pensehistory11172002.htm | access-date=December 29, 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050424092016/http://www.pense160.ca/pensehistory11172002.htm | archive-date=April 24, 2005}}

Geography

Nicolle Flats Nature Area (Buffalo Pound Provincial Park) is located in the RM as well.{{Citation | title =Pense No. 160 | work =Sask biz | publisher =Government of Saskatchewan | url =http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=946 | access-date = 2007-12-29}} The burrowing owl (athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area. Bigmouth buffalo (ictiobus cyprinellus) is of special concern in this ecoregion.{{cite web | title =Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database | publisher =Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre | date =2007 | url =http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/db.htm | access-date =2007-12-26 }}

= Communities and localities =

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

;Towns

Pense

;Villages

Belle Plaine

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Localities

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|575

|1986|565

|1991|559

|1996|536

|2001|494

|2006|490

|2011|471

|2016|508

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Pense No. 160 had a population of {{val|441|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|144|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|157|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:441-508}}|508|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|508|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|840.18|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|441|840.18|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 Pense No. 160 recorded a population of {{nts|508}} living in {{nts|158}} of its {{nts|189}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:508-471}}|471|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|471}}. With a land area of {{convert|841.48|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|508|841.48|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 Pense No. 160 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 Tom Lemon while its administrator is Cathy Ripplinger. The RM's office is located in Pense.

Infrastructure

Within this RM are {{convert|600|km|mi|abbr=on}} of roads of which the Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) is one of the main roads.

Education

This rural municipality was home to several one room school districts such as Leamington, Rose Park, Eastview, Fairville, Coulee, Stony Beach, Rocky Lake, Sarawak, Bruceville, Wayside, Kenilworth, Cottonwood, Wellington, Broadway, Coventry, Blink Bonny, Wascana and Fosest.{{Citation|title=Municipality of Pense |work=Rural Municipality Of Pense No. 160 |url=http://www.pense160.ca/pensehistory11172002.htm |access-date=2007-12-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050424092016/http://www.pense160.ca/pensehistory11172002.htm |archive-date=April 24, 2005}} These have been replaced by consolidated schools and the larger school divisions of today.

References

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Pense No. 160, Saskatchewan

| North = Dufferin No. 190

| West = Moose Jaw No. 161

| East = Sherwood No. 159

| South = Redburn No. 130

}}

Category:Division No. 6, Saskatchewan