Rural Municipality of Edenwold No. 158


The Rural Municipality of Edenwold No. 158 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 2. It is located in the southeast portion of the portion of the province, east of the City of Regina.

History

The RM of Edenwold No. 158 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912.

Geography

In this area, the loggerhead shrike and Sprague's pipit are both threatened species that are being monitored by conservationists.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
;Towns
;Villages
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Organized hamlets
;Localities
The RM also neighbours include six First Nations and six other RMs.

Climate

The RM of Edenwold experiences a dry humid continental climate in the NRC Plant Hardiness Zone 3b. The RM of Edenwold has warm summers and cold, dry winters, prone to extremes at all times of the year.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Edenwold No. 158 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. The RM of Edenwold No. 158 is the second largest rural municipality in Saskatchewan and the 19th largest municipality in the province overall.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Edenwold No. 158 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 Edenwold No. 158 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Mitchell Huber while its administrator is Kim McIvor. The RM's office is located in Emerald Park.