Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231


The Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary and south of the South Saskatchewan River.

History

The RM of Happyland No. 231 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. It was originally named the RM of Prussia No. 231 but its name was changed sometime during 1917, at the height of the First World War and anti-German sentiment in Saskatchewan.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
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The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
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In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Happyland No. 231 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.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Happyland No. 231 recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Government

The RM of Happyland No. 231 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 Timothy Geiger while its administrator is Kim Lacelle. The RM's office is located in Leader.

Transportation

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