Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley No. 397

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°31′48″N 103°57′00″W / 52.530°N 103.950°W / 52.530; -103.950^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division14SARM division4Federal ridingYorkton—MelvilleProvincial ridingKelvington-WadenaFormed^[2]October 29, 1917Government

^[3]

• ReeveWayne Black • Governing bodyRM of Barrier Valley No. 397 Council • AdministratorGlenda Smith • Office locationArcherwillArea

(2021)^[4]

• Land817.93 km² (315.80 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[4]

• Total485 • Density0.6/km² (2/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639Highway(s)

Hwy 35

Hwy 349

Hwy 773Railway(s)Canadian Pacific RailwayWaterway(s)Barrier River, George Williams Lake, Carps Lake

The Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley No. 397 (2021 population: 485) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the east-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Barrier Valley No. 397 incorporated as a rural municipality on October 29, 1917.^[2] In 1924, the RM named a new Canadian Pacific Railway siding "Archerwill" using a syllabic abbreviation of councillors Archie Campbell and Ervie Hanson, and secretary-treasurer William Pierce.^[5]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

Archerwill

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Algrove
Dahlton
Lightwoods
McKague
Wallwort

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2021)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	777	—
1986	775	−0.3%
1991	702	−9.4%
1996	615	−12.4%
2001	630	+2.4%
2006	576	−8.6%
2011	498	−13.5%
2016	431	−13.5%
2021	485	+12.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Barrier Valley No. 397 had a population of 485 living in 216 of its 375 total private dwellings, a change of 12.5% from its 2016 population of 431. With a land area of 817.93 km² (315.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Barrier Valley No. 397 recorded a population of 431 living in 182 of its 308 total private dwellings, a -13.5% change from its 2011 population of 498. With a land area of 819.99 km² (316.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[8]

Government

The RM of Barrier Valley No. 397 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Wayne Black while its administrator is Glenda Smith.^[3] The RM's office is located in Archerwill.^[3] Until 1981, the RM's office was located in McKague.^[9]

Transportation

Rail

Wadena-to-Tisdale branch line, Canadian Pacific Railway

Roads

Highway 35—serves Archerwill, McKague, Wallwort
Highway 349—serves Archerwill, Dahlton
Highway 652—serves Archerwill
Highway 773—serves McKague

References

^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^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 Barrier Valley No. 397". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
^ Barry, Bill (1998). People Places : The Dictionary of Saskatchewan Place Names. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing Ltd. p. 19. ISBN 1-894022-19-X.
^ "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, 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.
^ Pederson, Laurette, ed. (1984). The Past to the Present. North Battleford, Saskatchewan: Turner-Warwick Publications Inc., page 3.