Rural Municipality of Willow Bunch No. 42
The Rural Municipality of Willow Bunch No. 42 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and Division No. 2. It is located in the south central portion of the province.
History
The RM of Willow Bunch No. 42 incorporated as a rural municipality on November 21, 1912.;Heritage properties
There is one historical building located within the RM.
- Grand Valley Lutheran Church - Constructed in 1916, in Grand Valley
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.;Towns
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Organized hamlets
;Localities
- Grand Valley
- Gye
- Lisieux
- Little Woody
- St. Victor, dissolved as a village February 26, 2003
- Twin Valley
Jean Louis Legare Regional Park
Jean Louis Legare Regional Park is a regional park in the RM of Willow Bunch, south-west of Willow Bunch in the Big Muddy Valley. Established in 1961, the park was named after Jean-Louis Légaré, who was one of the original settlers of Willow Bunch. The park has a campground, golf course, a picnic area, and hiking trails. The trails go through the coulees and valleys of the Big Muddy Valley. Access to the park is from Highway 36.The campground has 45 campsites, washrooms, showers, and a sani-dump. The Willow Bunch Golf Course is a par 36, 9-hole, grass greens course with 3,176 total yards. There is a licensed clubhouse with cart and club rentals.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Willow Bunch No. 42 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 Willow Bunch No. 42 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.