The Rural Municipality of Abernethy No. 186 (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 on the Qu'Appelle River.

History The RM of Abernethy No. 186 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

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

Towns Balcarres

Villages Abernethy

Resort villages Katepwa Katepwa Beach, dissolved as a resort village and amalgamated into Resort Village of the District of Katepwa, July 24, 2004 Katepwa South, dissolved as a resort village and amalgamated into Resort Village of the District of Katepwa, July 24, 2004 Sandy Beach, dissolved as a resort village and amalgamated into Resort Village of the District of Katepwa, July 24, 2004

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities Blackwood Kenlis Lorlie

Lakes and rivers Along the southwest boundary of the RM is Katepwa Lake, which is one of the four Fishing Lakes in the Qu'Appelle Valley. The rest of the southern border follows the Qu'Appelle River.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Abernethy No. 186 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 Abernethy No. 186 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.

Attractions Motherwell Homestead, a National Historic Site of Canada Katepwa Point Provincial Park

Government The RM of Abernethy No. 186 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 John Fishley while its administrator is Karissa Lingelbach . The RM's office is located in Abernethy.

Transportation RailCanadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario. Brandon-Virden-Saskatoon Section C.P.R. – serves Neudorf, Lemberg, Abernethy, Balcarres, Patrick

RoadsEversoft Streets and Trips Highway 22—serves Balcarres, Saskatchewan [west] Highway 10—serves Balcarres, Saskatchewan [east] Highway 310—serves Balcarres, Saskatchewan [north] Highway 619—serves Balcarres, Saskatchewan [south]

See also List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

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