Rural Municipality of Baildon No. 131

History

The RM of Baildon No. 131 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912.

Geography

The Cactus Hills are in the RM.

Communities and localities

The following communities are located in the RM.

• Archive
• Baildon
• Buttress
• Crestwynd
• Leakville
• Levuka
• Tilney

Demographics

(1981–2016) |1981|799 |1986|797 |1991|679 |1996|694 |2001|631 |2006|548 |2011|594 |2016|620 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Baildon No. 131 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 829.56 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Baildon No. 131 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 846.21 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

• Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum
  • The Diefenbaker House is the childhood home of Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker-turned-museum located in the city of Prince Albert. The museum building was built in 1912 and purchased in 1947 by the Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker and his then wife Edna Diefenbaker. It was closed in 2001 and moved to the Sukanen Ship and Pioneer Museum in 2004.

Government

The RM of Baildon No. 131 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Charlene Loos while its administrator is Carol Bellefeuille. The RM's office is located in Moose Jaw.

References

References

1. "Municipality Details: RM of Baildon No. 131". Government of Saskatchewan.
2. (July 24, 2019). "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada.
3. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
4. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
5. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
6. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
7. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". [[Statistics Canada]].
8. [http://www.sukanenshipmuseum.ca/ Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village & Museum]
9. [http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/PM.cgi?prov=Saskatchewan&LM=Events&terms=*&LANG=English&start=1&scope=Events&AP=M_E_display&Page=ABBFI.html Diefenbaker House]