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The Rural Municipality of Senlac No. 411 (2016 population: 216) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6. Located in the west-central portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary.

Senlac No. 411
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Senlac No. 411
Location of the RM of Senlac No. 411 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.549°N 109.687°W / 52.549; -109.687[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
SARM division	6
Formed[2]	January 1, 1913
Government [3]
• Reeve	Owen Mawbey
• Governing body	RM of Senlac No. 411 Council
• Administrator	Paulina Herle
• Office location	Senlac
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,026.75 km2 (396.43 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	216
• Density	0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0N 0P0
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Highway(s)	Highway 14 Highway 675 Highway 787

History

The RM of Senlac No. 411 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[2]

Geography

The RM of Senlac is located along the western border of Saskatchewan in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. It is also within Palliser's Triangle and the Great Plains ecoregion. The RM is characterised by potholes, small lakes, rolling hills, and grasslands. Along the very northern edge of the RM are the Manitou Sand Hills.[5]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Senlac

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Rutland
• Winter
• Yonker

Lakes and rivers

The following is a list of notable lakes and rivers in the RM:

• Little Manitou Lake[6] (not to be confused with the Little Manitou Lake in the eastern part of Saskatchewan)
• Suffern Lake
• Freshwater Lake
• Reflex Lakes
• Drake Lake
• Morse Lake
• Devitt Lake
• Eyehill Creek

Suffern Lake Regional Park

Suffern Lake Regional Park (52.6405°N 109.898°W / 52.6405; -109.898)[7] was established in 1967 as a centennial project on a small lake called Suffern Lake.[8] Suffern Lake was originally named Fish Lake but was renamed Suffern Lake after Jack Suffern, who was the forest ranger for the area from 1914 to 1945.[9]

In 1975, a second section of the park was added on the north-west corner of Manitou Lake. In 2019, that section became its own park called Big Manitou Regional Park in 2019.[10]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Senlac No. 411 had a population of 198 living in 83 of its 143 total private dwellings, a change of -8.3% from its 2016 population of 216. With a land area of 1,007.3 km² (388.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi) in 2021.[13]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Senlac No. 411 recorded a population of 216 living in 100 of its 155 total private dwellings, a 10.8% change from its 2011 population of 195. With a land area of 1,026.75 km² (396.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

The RM of Senlac No. 411 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Owen Mawbey while its administrator is Paulina Herle.[3] The RM's office is located in Senlac.[3]

Transportation

The following is a list of Saskatchewan highways in the RM:

• Saskatchewan Highway 787—serving Senlac, SK and Winter
• Saskatchewan Highway 680
• Saskatchewan Highway 14
• Saskatchewan Highway 675—serving Winter, SK
• Saskatchewan Highway 17—runs along the Saskatchewan / Alberta border

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

References

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