Chaplin No. 164, Saskatchewan

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Chaplin (disambiguation).

Chaplin No. 164
Coordinates: 50°35′0.3576″N 106°35′4.326″W / 50.583432667°N 106.584535°W / 50.583432667; -106.584535
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Local improvement district
Rural Municipality	January 1, 1913
Government
- Reeve
- Administrator
- Councilor
- Councilor
- Councilor
Area
- Land	802.74 km2 (309.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	138
- Density	0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC (UTC-6)

Chaplin No. 164

RM of Chaplin No. 164, Saskatchewan

Chaplin No. 164 is a rural municipality of 138 rural residents (2006 census) in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913.^[1] Other urban municipalities in the area include Chaplin, Droxford, Halvorgate, Melaval and Val Jean. Chaplin Lake is a large saline lake in this area. The producation of sodium sulphate is a major economic industry combined with grain and livestock agriculture.^[2][3]

Aerial view of Sk Hwy 58 through Chaplin Lake

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councillors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.

A person could work for the municipality and have his earnings put toward the taxes on his land; at one time, money collected in each Division stayed in that Division....The RM has as its responsibilities for many areas: agricultural programs and concerns in general; tax collections for needs of the municipality - road construction and maintenance; protective services - pest control, fire protection, weed control, environmental development, cultural and educational services; medical and veterinary needs and so forth.

— Tecumseh No. 65 [4]

Statistics

Aerial view of Sk Hwy 58 through Chaplin Lake

Area statistics

• Lat 50.416765762°
• Long -106.584534688
• Time zone (est) UTC-6

Coordinates: 50°25′00″N 106°35′04″W / 50.416765762°N 106.584534688°W / 50.416765762; -106.584534688

References

1. ^ "MRD Municipal Status Information" (– ^{Scholar search}), Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Government of Saskatchewan), archived from the original on 2008-03-25, http://web.archive.org/web/20080325234139/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/incorp/rmincorpdatenum.html, retrieved 2007-12-26 ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmname.asp, retrieved 2007-12-26 
3. ^ "Sask Biz", Saskatchewan profile (Government of Saskatchewan), http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=789, retrieved 2007-12-26 
4. ^ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=1003, retrieved 2007-12-27 
5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24. 

External links

• Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
• Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
• GeoNames Query
• Lafleche
• Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
• Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
• Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
• Saskatoon Gen Web

References

1. ^ "MRD Municipal Status Information" (– ^{Scholar search}), Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Government of Saskatchewan), archived from the original on 2008-03-25, http://web.archive.org/web/20080325234139/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/incorp/rmincorpdatenum.html, retrieved 2007-12-26 ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmname.asp, retrieved 2007-12-26 
3. ^ "Sask Biz", Saskatchewan profile (Government of Saskatchewan), http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=789, retrieved 2007-12-26 
4. ^ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=1003, retrieved 2007-12-27 
5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24.