Oakdale No. 320  | |
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| Rural Municipality of Oakdale No. 320 | |
![]() Location of the RM of Oakdale No. 320 in Saskatchewan  | |
| Coordinates: 51°42′25″N 109°10′55″W / 51.707°N 109.182°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada | 
| Province | Saskatchewan | 
| Census division | 13 | 
| SARM division | 6 | 
| Formed[2] | December 13, 1909 | 
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Darwin Whitfield | 
| • Governing body | RM of Oakdale No. 320 Council | 
| • Administrator | Gillain Lund | 
| • Office location | Coleville | 
| Area  (2016)[4]  | |
| • Land | 805.92 km2 (311.17 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2016)[4]  | |
| • Total | 253 | 
| • Density | 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | CST | 
| • Summer (DST) | CST | 
| Area code(s) | 306 and 639 | 
The Rural Municipality of Oakdale No. 320 (2016 population: 253) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6. Located in the west-central portion of the province, it is near the Alberta boundary.
History
The RM of Oakdale No. 320 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[2]
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
- Localities
 
- Beaufield (Ednaburg)
 - Driver
 
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Oakdale No. 320 had a population of 216 living in 95 of its 118 total private dwellings, a change of -14.6% from its 2016 population of 253. With a land area of 826.79 km2 (319.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.7/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Oakdale No. 320 recorded a population of 253 living in 97 of its 114 total private dwellings, a -1.9% change from its 2011 population of 258. With a land area of 805.92 km2 (311.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
Government
The RM of Oakdale No. 320 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Darwin Whitfield while its administrator is Gillain Lund.[3] The RM's office is located in Coleville.[3]
Education
- Current school divisions
 
- Sun West School Division No. 207 — As of 2006, the Kindersley School Division and 5 other divisions were amalgamated into the Sun West School Division.
 
- Former amalgamated school divisions
 
- Kindersley Schoold Division No. 34 (1947–2006)
 
- Former 'single-room schoolhouse' school districts
 
- Algoma School District No. 2876 (1914–1946)
 - Ashford School District No. 3773 (1916–1947)
 - Avoca School District No. 3363 (1914–1947)
 - Beaufield School District No. 3169 (1913–1947)
 - Bonn School District No. 2475 (1909–1947)
 - Buffalo Coulee School District No. 4278 (1919–1947)
 - Coleville School District No. 3645 (1915–1946)
 - Driver School District No. 811 (1912–1947)
 - Elm Point School District No. 2779 (1911–1947)
 - Eureka School District No. 2174 (1908–1947)
 - Gleneath School District No. 4453 (1921–1947)
 - Hopedale School District No. 346 (1911–1947)
 - McKellar School District No. 584 (1910–1947)
 - St. Florence School District No. 4299 (1920–1947)
 - Somme School District No. 4127 (19??-1947)
 - Teo Lake School District No. 1358 (1912–1947)
 - Warwick School District No. 3080 (1913–1940)
 
Transportation
- Rail[8]
 
- C.N.R. Dodsland Branch — served Beaufield, Coleville, and Driver
 - C.N.R. Outlook-Kerrobert Branch — served Ermine
 
- Roads
 
- Highway 21
 - Highway 307 — serves Coleville
 
References
- ↑ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
 - 1 2 "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
 - 1 2 3 4 "Municipality Details: RM of Oakdale No. 320". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
 - 1 2 3 "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.
 - ↑ "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.
 - ↑ Waghorn's Guide, 1925
 

