The Rural Municipality of Touchwood No. 248 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4.

History

The RM of Touchwood No. 248 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Touchwood No. 248 had a population of 373 living in 135 of its 158 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 343. With a land area of 684.57 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Touchwood No. 248 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 706.72 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

Government

The RM of Touchwood No. 248 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 Ernest Matai while its administrator is Lorelei Paulsen. The RM's office is located in Punnichy.

Transportation