Biggar No. 347 | |
Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347 |
Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
Mapsize: | 200 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 12 |
Subdivision Type4: | division |
Subdivision Name4: | 6 |
Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Reeve |
Leader Name: | Jeanne Marie de Moissac |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | RM of Biggar No. 347 Council |
Leader Title2: | Administrator |
Leader Name2: | Sandi Silvernagle |
Leader Title3: | Office location |
Leader Name3: | Biggar |
Established Title: | Formed |
Established Title2: | Formed |
Established Date2: | December 11, 1911 |
Established Title3: | Name change |
Established Title4: | Name change |
Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
Area Land Km2: | 1598.56 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 798 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.5 |
Timezone: | CST |
Timezone Dst: | CST |
Coordinates: | 52.087°N -108.15°W[2] |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | S0K 0M0 |
Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
Blank Info: | Highway 4 Highway 14 Highway 51 Highway 658 |
Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
Blank1 Info: | Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway |
Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and Division No. 6.
The RM of Biggar No. 347 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[3]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Biggar & District Regional Park [5] is a small regional park located about north of Biggar on Highway 4.[6] The park has an 11-site campground and an open area for group camping with two cook shacks. Just north of the campground is the 9-hole, grass greens golf course. Each hole has two spots to tee off from.[7] [8]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Biggar No. 347 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1576.09km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Biggar No. 347 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1598.56km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[10]
The RM of Biggar No. 347 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Tuesday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is Jeanne Marie de Moissac while its administrator is Sandi Silvernagle.[1] The RM's office is located in Biggar.[1]