Rural Municipality of Moosomin No. 121

Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality December 13, 1909
Area
  Total 566.39 km2 (218.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 164
  Density 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC (UTC-6)
Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan
RM of Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan

Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 164 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 13, 1909.[1] Residents are also a part of SARM Division No. 1, Census Division No. 5, Saskatchewan, and the Yorkton—Melville Economic Region. Other localities in the area include Moosomin, Welwyn, Rotave, and Fleming.[2][3] Saskatchewan Highway 1, the Transcanada and Saskatchewan Highway 8 intersect within this RM. Moosomin and District Regional Park, upstream from Moosomin dam, and Moosomin Lake are part of the RM [4] (Eastern) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius), a species of special concern, makes its home in this area.[5]

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, 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 [6]

Statistics

Infrastructure

Moosomin is home to the Lily Wind Farm.

Area statistics

Coordinates: 50°09′54″N 101°35′54″W / 50.165°N 101.598333°W / 50.165; -101.598333[8]

References

  1. "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Government of Saskatchewan), archived from the original ( Scholar search) on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2007-12-29
  2. Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2007-12-29
  3. "Moosomin No. 121, geographical codes and localities, 2006", Statistics Canada (Government of Canada), retrieved 2007-12-29
  4. "Moosomin No. 121", Sask biz (Government of Saskatchewan), retrieved 2007-12-29
  5. "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  6. Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, retrieved 2007-12-27
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  8. "Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-26.

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