Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79
The Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 4 and Division No. 3. It is located in the southwestern region of the province east of Shaunavon.
History
The RM of Arlington No. 79 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.Geography
Communities and localities
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.;Localities
Pine Cree Regional Park
Pine Cree Regional Park is a park in the RM, just north of the Highway 13 and 633 junction between Shaunavon and Eastend.The park was officially founded as a regional park in 1970 as a small natural environment park. Prior to being a regional park, Everett Baker began developing the area in the 1950s as a place for people to go to appreciate nature. The formation of the park was to commemorate Everett Baker and Irish-Canadian naturalist John Macoun, with the Geological Survey of Canada. John Macoun had camped extensively in the area in the 1880s.
The park is situated alongside Swift Current Creek and features 27 campsites, a picnic area, hiking, a camp kitchen, and wildlife viewing.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Arlington No. 79 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 Arlington No. 79 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.