Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°11′10″N 103°03′04″W / 50.186°N 103.051°W / 50.186; -103.051^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division5SARM division1Federal ridingSouris—Moose Mountain Provincial ridingMoosominFormed^[2]December 13, 1909Government

^[3]

• ReeveMerril Wozniak • Governing bodyRM of Chester No. 125 Council • AdministratorJames Hoff • Office locationGlenavonArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land837.08 km² (323.20 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total383 • Density0.5/km² (1/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTPostal code

S0G 1Y0

Area code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125 (2016 population: 383) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Chester No. 125 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Heritage properties

There is one designated heritage building located within the rural municipality:

Clemence Schmitz Residence - The residence was constructed by Peter Schmitz who homesteaded in the area north west of Windthorst. in 1903. The residence include a small chapel. The building is currently being converted into a museum.^[5]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

Glenavon

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[6]

Peebles

Localities

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	750	—
1986	648	−13.6%
1991	588	−9.3%
1996	521	−11.4%
2001	463	−11.1%
2006	386	−16.6%
2011	373	−3.4%
2016	383	+2.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Chester No. 125 had a population of 333 living in 127 of its 142 total private dwellings, a change of -13.1% from its 2016 population of 383. With a land area of 817.66 km² (315.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Chester No. 125 recorded a population of 383 living in 138 of its 158 total private dwellings, a 2.7% change from its 2011 population of 373. With a land area of 837.08 km² (323.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Chester No. 125 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Merril Wozniak while its administrator is James Hoff.^[3] The RM's office is located in Glenavon.^[3]

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 Chester No. 125". 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.
^ Clemence Schmitz Residence
^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "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.