The Rural Municipality of North Qu'Appelle No. 187 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the south-east portion of the province.

History

The RM of North Qu'Appelle No. 187 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. Several First Nations Indian reserves are adjacent to RM of North Qu'Appelle.

Lakes and Rivers

The Qu'Appelle River travels through the heart of the RM of North Qu'Appelle. Along the course of this section of the river are the four Fishing Lakes, Pasqua, Echo, Mission, and Katepwa. At the western end of the RM is a fifth lake that is sometimes referred to as one of the Fishing Lakes, Lake Muscowpetung.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of North Qu'Appelle No. 187 had a population of 918 living in 430 of its 781 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 855. With a land area of 489.53 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of North Qu'Appelle No. 187 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 494.98 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Parks and recreation

Government

The RM of North Qu'Appelle No. 187 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Lee Carlson while its administrator is Dawn Lugrin. The RM's office is located in Fort Qu'Appelle.

Transportation