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Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183

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Fertile Belt No. 183
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183
Location of the RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°37′05″N 102°13′55″W / 50.618°N 102.232°W / 50.618; -102.232
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	5
SARM division	1
Formed^[1]	January 1, 1913
Government ^[2]
• Reeve	Arlynn Kurtz
• Governing body	RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 Council
• Administrator	Lorie Jackson
• Office location	Stockholm
Area (2016)^[3]
• Land	1,006.67 km² (388.68 sq mi)
Population (2016)^[3]
• Total	781
• Density	0.8/km² (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183 (2016 population: 781) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian provinceofSaskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and SARM Division No. 1.

History[edit]

The RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[1]

Historical properties

There are two historical properties located within the RM.

Our Lady of Assumption (Kaposvar) Roman Catholic Church - (also called Kaposvar Museum) Located in Esterhazy, the building was erected in 1906-1907 by Brothers of Father Jules Pirot with Hungarian farmers hauling stones from the surrounding area.^[4]
New Stockholm Lutheran Church - (also called Swedish Evangelical Lutheran New Stockholm Church) the building was erected in 1917 by Swedish immigrants. The church is located in the village of Stockholm.^[5]

Geography[edit]

Communities and localities[edit]

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

Esterhazy

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[6]

Pelican Shores

Localities

Zeneta

Demographics[edit]

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,319	—
1986	1,153	−12.6%
1991	1,091	−5.4%
1996	962	−11.8%
2001	872	−9.4%
2006	771	−11.6%
2011	816	+5.8%
2016	781	−4.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 had a population of 727 living in 309 of its 345 total private dwellings, a change of -6.9% from its 2016 population of 781. With a land area of 1,001.93 km² (386.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 recorded a population of 781 living in 334 of its 377 total private dwellings, a -0.5% change from its 2011 population of 785. With a land area of 1,006.67 km² (388.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km² (2.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

Government[edit]

The RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.^[2] The reeve of the RM is Arlynn Kurtz while its administrator is Lorie Jackson.^[2] The RM's office is located in Stockholm.^[2]

Transportation[edit]

The Esterhazy Airport is located within the rural municipality.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Municipality Details: RM of Fertile Belt No. 183". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.

^ Our Lady of Assumption (Kaposvar) Roman Catholic Church Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine

^ New Stockholm Lutheran Church Archived 2014-03-23 at the Wayback Machine

^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

^ "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.

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