The Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 2. In the south-central portion of the province, it surrounds the city of Regina, the provincial capital, and forms part of the Regina census metropolitan area.

History

The RM of Sherwood No. 159 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. The RM was named after the Sherwood School District No. 460, which itself was named after Sherwood, Ontario, where some of the early settlers to the area originated from.

Heritage properties

The RM has two heritage properties.

Geography

The RM features heavy clay soils, making it one of the richest farming areas in the province. The Wascana Valley and Wascana Creek meander through the RM. The Sherwood Forest Bridge crosses Wascana Creek within the RM. At the north-west corner of the RM, in the Wascana Valley, is the Wascana Trails provincial recreation site.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Cities

Towns

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Sherwood No. 159 had a population of 1,219 living in 274 of its 302 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 974. With a land area of 656.66 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Sherwood No. 159 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 656.87 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy

The Sherwood Industrial Park is also within the RM, which is a home to the steel manufacturer Evraz (formerly IPSCO), agricultural implement manufacturers and dealerships, trucking companies, and medical hazardous waste disposal facilities.

Government

The RM of Sherwood No. 159 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Susan Oakley-Paul while its administrator is Bradley Wiebe. The RM's office is located in Regina.