The Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 2.
History The RM of Longlaketon No. 219 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.
Heritage properties There are three historical sites located within the RM. Eddy School No. 1846 - Constructed in 1922, the site contains a one-room school house that served as a school from 1922–1936, 1943–1957. The school is located near Earl Grey. Eddy School Longlaketon United Church (also called the Longlaketon Presbyterian Church) - Constructed in 1886, the building is now used as the Longlaketon Community Hall. Church services were held from 1886 to 1969.Longlaketon United Church Zion (North Southey) Lutheran Church - Constructed in 1926, by immigrants from the imperial Austrian Empire, the church provides services in German until the 1960s.Zion (North Southey) Lutheran Church
Geography
Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM
Villages
Craven Earl Grey Silton
The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM
Localities
Fairy Hill Gibbs
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Longlaketon No. 219 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 Longlaketon No. 219 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 Longlaketon No. 219 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Delbert Schmidt while its administrator is Courtney Huber. The RM's office is located in Earl Grey.
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