The Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and Division No. 5. It is located in the central portion of the province east of Saskatoon.
History The RM of Plasterfield No. 340 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. Its name was changed to the RM of Wolverine No. 340 on March 31, 1910. The RM's name is derived from Wolverine Lake, which lies near the centre of the RM.
Geography Communities and localities The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Localities Attica Bay Trail Burr Wolverine
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wolverine No. 340 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 Wolverine No. 340 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 Wolverine No. 340 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator. The reeve of the RM is Bryan Gibney while its administrator is Sandi Dunne. The RM's office is located in Burr.
Transportation RailCanadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario. Minnedosa - Saskatoon - Edmonton C.P.R—serves Kandahar, Dafoe, Jansen, Esk, Lanigan, Guernsey, Wolverine, Plunkett, Viscount
Roads Highway 20—North south section from Burr to Lanigan Highway 667—serves Jansen, Saskatchewan and St. Gregor, Saskatchewan North South through RM
See also List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
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