Biggar No. 347 | |
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Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347 | |
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![]() Location of the RM of Biggar No. 347 in
Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 52°05′13″N 108°09′00″W / 52.087°N 108.150°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 12 |
SARM division | 6 |
Formed [2] | December 11, 1911 |
Government | |
• Reeve | Jeanne Marie de Moissac |
• Governing body | RM of Biggar No. 347 Council |
• Administrator | Sandi Silvernagle |
• Office location | Biggar |
Area (2016)
[4] | |
• Land | 1,598.56 km2 (617.21 sq mi) |
Population (2016)
[4] | |
• Total | 798 |
• Density | 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
• Summer ( DST) | CST |
Postal code | S0K 0M0 |
Area code(s) | 306 and 639 |
Highway(s) |
Highway 4 Highway 14 Highway 51 Highway 658 |
Railway(s) |
Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway |
The Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347 ( 2016 population: 798) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and SARM Division No. 6.
The RM of Biggar No. 347 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. [2]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Biggar & District Regional Park ( 52°04′45″N 107°58′32″W / 52.0792°N 107.9756°W) [6] is a small regional park located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Biggar on Highway 4. [7] The park has an 11-site campground and an open area for group camping with two cook shacks. Just north of the campground is the 9-hole, grass greens golf course. Each hole has two spots to tee off from. [8] [9]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Biggar No. 347 had a population of 805 living in 264 of its 307 total private dwellings, a change of 0.9% from its 2016 population of 798. With a land area of 1,576.09 km2 (608.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) in 2021. [12]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Biggar No. 347 recorded a population of 798 living in 262 of its 307 total private dwellings, a -2.7% change from its 2011 population of 820. With a land area of 1,598.56 km2 (617.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) in 2016. [4]
The RM of Biggar No. 347 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Tuesday of every month. [3] The reeve of the RM is Jeanne Marie de Moissac while its administrator is Sandi Silvernagle. [3] The RM's office is located in Biggar. [3]