Rural Municipality of Cupar No. 218

The Rural Municipality of Cupar No. 218 (2016 population: 503) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 2.

Cupar No. 218
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Cupar No. 218
Location of the RM of Cupar No. 218 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°51′11″N 104°19′19″W / 50.853°N 104.322°W / 50.853; -104.322^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	6
SARM division	2
Formed^[2]	December 13, 1909
Government ^[3]
• Reeve	Raymond Orb
• Governing body	RM of Cupar No. 218 Council
• Administrator	Nicole Czemeres
• Office location	Cupar
Area  (2016)^[4]
• Land	912.96 km^2 (352.50 sq mi)
Population  (2016)^[4]
• Total	503
• Density	0.6/km^2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Cupar No. 218 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Heritage properties

There are two historical sites located within the RM.

• Gregherd School Site — Constructed in 1914, the site contains a one-room school house and monument.^[5]
• Wheatwyn Church (also called the Wheatwyn Lutheran Church or Zion Lutheran Church) — Established in 1906 – 1907 and constructed of field stone, the church is of a Gothic Vernacular style.^[6]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities lie within the RM.

Towns

• Southey
• Cupar

Villages

• Markinch

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	753	—
1986	683	−9.3%
1991	660	−3.4%
1996	576	−12.7%
2001	550	−4.5%
2006	502	−8.7%
2011	554	+10.4%
2016	503	−9.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Cupar No. 218 had a population of 516 living in 202 of its 234 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 503. With a land area of 905.53 km² (349.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Cupar No. 218 recorded a population of 503 living in 194 of its 222 total private dwellings, a -9.2% change from its 2011 population of 554. With a land area of 912.96 km² (352.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Cupar No. 218 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Raymond Orb while its administrator is Nicole Czemeres.^[3] The RM's office is located in Cupar.^[3]

References

1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. . Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: RM of Cupar No. 218". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "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.
5. Gregherd School. 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
6. Wheatwyn Church. 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
7. (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.