Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183

The Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and Division No. 1.

History

The RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Historical properties

There are two historical properties located within the RM.

• Our Lady of Assumption (Kaposvar) Roman Catholic Church - (also called Kaposvar Museum) Located in Esterhazy, the building was erected in 1906-1907 by Brothers of Father Jules Pirot with Hungarian farmers hauling stones from the surrounding area.
• New Stockholm Lutheran Church - (also called Swedish Evangelical Lutheran New Stockholm Church) the building was erected in 1917 by Swedish immigrants. The church is located in the village of Stockholm.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Esterhazy

Villages

• Atwater
• Bangor
• Stockholm

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets

• Pelican Shores

Localities

• Zeneta

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 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 Fertile Belt No. 183 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.

Government

The RM of Fertile Belt No. 183 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 Arlynn Kurtz while its administrator is Lorie Jackson. The RM's office is located in Stockholm.

Transportation

The Esterhazy Airport is located within the rural municipality.

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