The Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219 (2016 population: 1,016) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 2.

Longlaketon No. 219
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219
Location of the RM of Longlaketon No. 219 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.785°N 104.702°W / 50.785; -104.702[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	6
SARM division	2
Formed[2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
• Reeve	Delbert Schmidt
• Governing body	RM of Longlaketon No. 219 Council
• Administrator	Courtney Huber
• Office location	Earl Grey
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,024.59 km2 (395.60 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	1,016
• Density	1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Longlaketon No. 219 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.[2]

Heritage properties

There are three historical sites located within the RM.

• Eddy School No. 1846 - Constructed in 1922, the site contains a one-room school house that served as a school from 1922–1936, 1943–1957. The school is located near Earl Grey.[5]
• Longlaketon United Church (also called the Longlaketon Presbyterian Church) - Constructed in 1886, the building is now used as the Longlaketon Community Hall. Church services were held from 1886 to 1969.[6]
• Zion (North Southey) Lutheran Church - Constructed in 1926, by immigrants from the imperial Austrian Empire, the church provides services in German until the 1960s.[7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Longlaketon No. 219 had a population of 1,096 living in 433 of its 495 total private dwellings, a change of 7.9% from its 2016 population of 1,016. With a land area of 1,022.45 km² (394.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km² (2.8/sq mi) in 2021.[10]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Longlaketon No. 219 recorded a population of 1,016 living in 384 of its 420 total private dwellings, a 5.6% change from its 2011 population of 962. With a land area of 1,024.59 km² (395.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km² (2.6/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

The RM of Longlaketon No. 219 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Delbert Schmidt while its administrator is Courtney Huber.[3] The RM's office is located in Earl Grey.[3]

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