Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan

Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Local improvement district
Rural Municipality	December 13, 1909
Government
– Reeve
– Administrator
– Councilor
– Councilor
– Councilor
Area
– Total	566.39 km2 (218.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	164
– Density	0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC (UTC-6)

Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan

RM of Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan

Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 164 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 13, 1909.^[1] Residents are also a part of SARM Division No. 1, Census Division No. 5, Saskatchewan, and the Yorkton—Melville Economic Region. Other localities in the area include Moosomin, Welwyn, Rotave, and Fleming.^[2][3] Saskatchewan Highway 1, the Transcanada and Saskatchewan Highway 8 intersect within this RM. Moosomin and District Regional Park, upstream from Moosomin dam, and Moosomin Lake are part of the RM ^[4] (Eastern) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius), a species of special concern , makes its home in this area.^[5]

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, 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 [6]

Statistics

Infrastructure

Moosomin is home to the Lily Wind Farm.

Area statistics

• Lat 50.165°
• Long -101.598333°
• Time zone (est) UTC-6

Coordinates: 50°09′54″N 101°35′54″W / 50.165°N 101.598333°W / 50.165; -101.598333^[8]

References

1. ^ "MRD Municipal Status Information" (^{[dead link]} – ^{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 2007-12-29 
2. ^ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmname.asp, retrieved 2007-12-29 
3. ^ "Moosomin No. 121, geographical codes and localities, 2006", Statistics Canada (Government of Canada), http://stds.statcan.ca/english/sgc/2006/2006-sgc-searchlocal-fin.asp?criteria=4705001, retrieved 2007-12-29 
4. ^ "Moosomin No. 121", Sask biz (Government of Saskatchewan), http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=929, retrieved 2007-12-29 
5. ^ "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre - Conservation Database". Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre. 2007. http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/db.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
6. ^ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=1003, retrieved 2007-12-27 
7. ^ "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. 
8. ^ "Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. http://rumbletum.org/North%20America/Canada/Saskatchewan/_6179872_Wheatlands+No.+163.html#themap. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 

External links

• Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
• Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
• GeoNames Query
• 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
• Map of Moosomin No. 121 at Statcan