Rural Municipality of Newcombe No. 260
The Rural Municipality of Newcombe No. 260 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and Division No. 3. It is located in the west-central portion of the province.
History
The RM of Newcombe No. 260 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. It is named after Allan Simpson Newcombe who played a leadership role in establishing the Boston Colony of immigrants from Massachusetts.;Heritage properties
There is one designated heritage property in the RM.
- Ukrainian Catholic Parish of St. John the Baptist - Constructed in 1944 the church is located 20 km southwest of Kindersley. The site also contains a one-room school that was related to the site in 1961 for use as a church hall. Religious services were last conducted at the church in 1986.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.;Localities
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Newcombe No. 260 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 Newcombe No. 260 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.