Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164
This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Chaplin (disambiguation).
Chaplin No. 164 | |
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Coordinates: 50°35′0.36″N 106°35′4.33″W / 50.5834333°N 106.5845361°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Rural Municipality | January 1, 1913 |
Area | |
• Land | 802.74 km2 (309.94 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 138 |
• Density | 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC (UTC-6) |
Chaplin No. 164
Chaplin No. 164 is a rural municipality of 138 rural residents (2006 census) in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913.[1] Other urban municipalities in the area include Chaplin, Droxford, Halvorgate, Melaval and Val Jean. Chaplin Lake is a large saline lake in this area. The production of sodium sulphate is a major economic industry combined with grain and livestock agriculture.[2][3]
A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councillors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.
A person could work for the municipality and have his earnings put toward the taxes on his land; at one time, money collected in each Division stayed in that Division....The RM has as its responsibilities for many areas: agricultural programs and concerns in general; tax collections for needs of the municipality - road construction and maintenance; protective services - pest control, fire protection, weed control, environmental development, cultural and educational services; medical and veterinary needs and so forth.— Tecumseh No. 65 [4]
Statistics
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Area statistics
- Lat 50.416765762°
- Long -106.584534688
- Time zone (est) UTC-6
Coordinates: 50°25′00″N 106°35′04″W / 50.416765762°N 106.584534688°W
References
- ↑ "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Government of Saskatchewan), archived from the original (– Scholar search) on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2007-12-26
- ↑ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2007-12-26
- ↑ "Sask Biz", Saskatchewan profile (Government of Saskatchewan), retrieved 2007-12-26
- ↑ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, retrieved 2007-12-27
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
External links
- Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- GeoNames Query
- Lafleche
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Saskatoon Gen Web
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