The Rural Municipality of Reciprocity No. 32 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

Etymology Reciprocity No. 32 is named after the Reciprocity Treaty, a free trade agreement which was a controversial election issue in 1911. The treaty was defeated, along with Wilfrid Laurier's government, in the same year. The name was suggested by J. Adolph Lemay, the R.M. secretary of the time.

History

The RM of Reciprocity No. 32 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography The western edge of the RM runs along the 102nd meridian west.

Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM:

Villages Alida

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM:

Localities Cantal Nottingham

Rivers Antler River Auburnton Creek Lightning Creek (at the extreme north-east corner of the RM)

Transportation Highway 8 (at the north-east corner of the RM) Highway 601 Highway 361 Highway 318 Alida/Cowan Farm Private Aerodrome

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Reciprocity No. 32 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 Reciprocity No. 32 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.

Economy The RM's economy is based on agriculture and oil.

Government The RM of Reciprocity No. 32 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Alan Arthur while its administrator is Marilyn J. Larsen. The RM's office is located in Alida.

See also List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan List of communities in Saskatchewan

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