Rural Municipality of Big Stick No. 141
The Rural Municipality of Big Stick No. 141 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and Division No. 3. It is located in southwest portion of the province.
History
The RM of Big Stick No. 141 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. The RM takes its name from the alkali Bigstick Lake within its boundaries, which was named after the Big Stick Trail between Maple Creek and the South Saskatchewan River – notable for a large, solitary tree along its route. A Big Stick Lake post office also operated at SE-27-14-26-W3 from 1911 to 1925.Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.;Villages
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Big Stick No. 141 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 Big Stick No. 141 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.