Wolverine No. 340 | |
Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340 |
Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
Other Name: | Plasterfield No. 340 (1909–1910) |
Mapsize: | 200 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 11 |
Subdivision Type4: | division |
Subdivision Name4: | 5 |
Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Reeve |
Leader Name: | Bryan Gibney |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | RM of Wolverine No. 340 Council |
Leader Title2: | Administrator |
Leader Name2: | Sandi Dunne |
Leader Title3: | Office location |
Leader Name3: | Burr |
Established Title: | Formed |
Established Title2: | Formed |
Established Date2: | December 13, 1909 |
Established Title3: | Name change |
Established Date3: | March 31, 1910 (from RM of Plasterfield No. 340) |
Established Title4: | Name change |
Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
Area Land Km2: | 834.78 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 480 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.6 |
Timezone: | CST |
Timezone Dst: | CST |
Coordinates: | 52.013°N -105.21°W[2] |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and Division No. 5. It is located in the central portion of the province east of Saskatoon.
The RM of Plasterfield No. 340 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[3] Its name was changed to the RM of Wolverine No. 340 on March 31, 1910.[4] The RM's name is derived from Wolverine Lake, which lies near the centre of the RM.[5]
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wolverine No. 340 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 828.06km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wolverine No. 340 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 834.78km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]
The RM of Wolverine No. 340 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator.[1] The reeve of the RM is Bryan Gibney while its administrator is Sandi Dunne.[1] The RM's office is located in Burr.[1]