Rural Municipality of Storthoaks No. 31

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Storthoaks No. 31

| official_name = Rural Municipality of Storthoaks No. 31

| settlement_type = Rural municipality

| other_name = Storkoaks No. 31 (1911–1912)

| motto =

| image_skyline =

| image_caption =

| imagesize = 200

| image_map = SK RM 31 Storthoaks.svg

| mapsize = 200

| map_caption = Location of the RM of Storthoaks No. 31 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=2561 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Storthoaks No. 31 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}

| leader_title = Reeve

| leader_name = Brian Chicoine

| leader_title1 = Governing body

| leader_name1 = RM of Storthoaks No. 31 Council

| leader_title2 = Administrator

| leader_name2 = Elissa Henrion

| leader_title3 = Office location

| leader_name3 = Storthoaks

| 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 = March 15, 1912 (from RM of Storkoaks No. 31)

| established_title4 = Name change

| established_date4 =

| established_title5 = Amalgamated

| established_date5 =

| area_footnotes = (2021)

| area_land_km2 = 551.21

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 306

| population_density_km2 = 0.6

| timezone = CST

| timezone_DST = CST

| coordinates = {{coord|49.422|N|101.535|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 2K0

| 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 Storthoaks No. 31 (2016 population: {{nts|292}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1.

History

The RM of Storkoaks No. 31 was originally 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}} Its name was changed to the RM of Storthoaks No. 31 on March 15, 1912.{{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

= Communities and localities =

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

;Villages

Storthoaks

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Organized hamlets{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/100183/formats/110537/download | title=2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 4, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Bellegarde

;Localities

Fertile

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|607

|1986|568

|1991|478

|1996|462

|2001|383

|2006|312

|2011|304

|2016|292

|2021|306

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Storthoaks No. 31 had a population of {{val|306|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|114|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|131|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:306-292}}|292|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|292|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|551.21|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|306|551.21|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 Storthoaks No. 31 recorded a population of {{nts|292}} living in {{nts|112}} of its {{nts|121}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:292-304}}|304|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|304}}. With a land area of {{convert|584.16|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|292|584.16|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 Storthoaks No. 31 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Brian Chicoine while its administrator is Elissa Henrion. The RM's office is located in Storthoaks.