The Rural Municipality of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.
History The RM of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 incorporated as a rural municipality on August 6, 1884.
Geography The burrowing owl (athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area.
Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Towns Qu'Appelle Villages McLean
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Organized hamlets Edgeley St. Joseph's
Localities Avonhurst
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 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 South Qu'Appelle No. 157 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 South Qu'Appelle No. 157 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 Jeannie DesRochers while its administrator is Heidi Berlin. The RM's office is located in Qu'Appelle.
See also List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
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