Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38

The Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38 (2021 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and Division No. 2. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Laurier No. 38 was incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Heritage properties

There are two historical buildings located within the RM.

Soda Lake School - Constructed in 1914, as a one-room school, the building now houses the Soda Lake Community Centre in Soda Lake. The school operated from 1914 until 1953.
Souris Valley Church - Constructed in 1907 as a Catholic church, St. Germaine Parish of the Archdiocese of St. Boniface, the church in Souris Valley. The church closed in 1970, and the building has since been operated as the Souris Valley Co-operative Memorial Club. The building has also been called the St. Germaine Roman Catholic Church.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

Radville

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Brooking, a ghost town, is also within the RM.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Laurier No. 38 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 2021 Census of Population, the RM of Laurier No. 38 recorded 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 Laurier No. 38 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The RM's reeve is Alan Krausher, and its administrator is Sam Kalmbach. The RM's office is located in Radville.

Transportation

The Radville Airport is located within the municipality.