The Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and Division No. 3.
History The RM of Waldeck No. 166 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. Its name was changed to the RM of Excelsior No. 166 on March 1, 1916.
Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Villages Rush Lake Waldeck
Resort villages Beaver Flat
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Localities Main Centre New Main Centre Old Beaver Flat Old Main Centre Prairie View
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Excelsior No. 166 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Excelsior No. 166 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Government The RM of Excelsior No. 166 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 Harold Martens while its administrator is Dianne Hahn. The RM's office is located in Rush Lake.
Transportation RailCanadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario. C.P.R. West. -- serves Uren, Ernfold, Morse, Herbert, Rush Lake, Waldeck, Aikins, Swift Current
Roads Highway 628—intersects with Highway 1 Highway 1—serves Waldeck, Rush Lake, and Herbert
See also List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
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