Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°35′42″N 103°07′16″W / 52.595°N 103.121°W / 52.595; -103.121^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division14SARM division4Formed^[2]February 28, 1944Government

^[3]

• ReeveSteve Kwiatkowski • Governing bodyRM of Porcupine No. 395 Council • AdministratorNicole Smith • Office locationPorcupine PlainArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land2,339.96 km² (903.46 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total803 • Density0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395 (2016 population: 803) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the northeast-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Porcupine No. 395 incorporated as a rural municipality on February 28, 1944.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

Porcupine Plain

Villages

Weekes

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

Prairie River

Localities

Carragana, dissolved as a village, March 25, 1998^[6]
Dillabough
Somme

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,750	—
1986	1,559	−10.9%
1991	1,321	−15.3%
1996	1,150	−12.9%
2001	1,096	−4.7%
2006	949	−13.4%
2011	820	−13.6%
2016	803	−2.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Porcupine No. 395 had a population of 736 living in 328 of its 463 total private dwellings, a change of -8.3% from its 2016 population of 803. With a land area of 2,316.38 km² (894.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Porcupine No. 395 recorded a population of 803 living in 359 of its 471 total private dwellings, a -2.1% change from its 2011 population of 820. With a land area of 2,339.96 km² (903.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Porcupine No. 395 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Steve Kwiatkowski while its administrator is Nicole Smith.^[3] The RM's office is located in Porcupine Plain.^[3]

Transportation

Highway 23 - serves Carragana and Prairie River
Highway 677 - serves Carragana
Highway 38

References

^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Municipality Details: RM of Porcupine No. 395". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.