Rural Municipality of Deer Forks No. 232


The Rural Municipality of Deer Forks No. 232 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary, neighbouring Cypress County to the west.

History

The RM of Deer Forks No. 232 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
;Towns
  • Burstall
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Localities
  • Estuary
  • Gascoigne

    Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Deer Forks No. 232 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 Deer Forks No. 232 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 Deer Forks No. 232 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Doug Smith and its administrator is Kim Lacelle. The RM's office is located in Burstall.