Rural Municipality of Abernethy No. 186

The Rural Municipality of Abernethy No. 186 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 1. It is located on the Qu'Appelle River.

History

The RM of Abernethy No. 186 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
;Towns

Balcarres

;Villages

Abernethy

;Resort villages

Katepwa
*Katepwa Beach, dissolved as a resort village and amalgamated into Resort Village of the District of Katepwa, July 24, 2004
*Katepwa South, dissolved as a resort village and amalgamated into Resort Village of the District of Katepwa, July 24, 2004
*Sandy Beach, dissolved as a resort village and amalgamated into Resort Village of the District of Katepwa, July 24, 2004

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Localities

Blackwood
Kenlis
Lorlie
Lakes and rivers

Along the southwest boundary of the RM is Katepwa Lake, which is one of the four Fishing Lakes in the Qu'Appelle Valley. The rest of the southern border follows the Qu'Appelle River.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Abernethy No. 186 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 Abernethy No. 186 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.

Attractions

Motherwell Homestead, a National Historic Site of Canada
Katepwa Point Provincial Park
Government

The RM of Abernethy No. 186 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is John Fishley while its administrator is Karissa Lingelbach. The RM's office is located in Abernethy.

Transportation

;Rail

Brandon-Virden-Saskatoon Section C.P.R. – serves Neudorf, Lemberg, Abernethy, Balcarres, Patrick

;Roads

Highway 22—serves Balcarres, Saskatchewan
Highway 10—serves Balcarres, Saskatchewan
Highway 310—serves Balcarres, Saskatchewan
Highway 619—serves Balcarres, Saskatchewan