Rural Municipality of Grant No. 372

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°19′23″N 106°00′29″W / 52.323°N 106.008°W / 52.323; -106.008^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division15SARM division5Formed^[2]December 13, 1909Government

^[3]

• ReeveTravis Hryniuk • Governing bodyRM of Grant No. 372 Council • AdministratorBrenda Skakun • Office locationVondaArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land666.16 km² (257.21 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total466 • Density0.7/km² (2/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

The Rural Municipality of Grant No. 372 (2016 population: 466) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5. The RM's office is located in Vonda.^[5]

History

The RM of Grant No. 372 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.^[2]

Heritage properties

There are four designated heritage buildings located within the RM. These properties include:

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church - Constructed in 1924, the church was built by Theodore Yanow and continues to be used as a church.^[6]
Robert and Adele Schmidt's Double Hip Red Barn - Constructed in 1917.^[7]
Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church (Bodnari Church) - Constructed in 1936, eight kilometers east from the Village of Smuts, the church was constructed by immigrants from the Borschiv region of Ukraine.^[8]
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - Constructed near Smuts in 1926, the church was constructed by immigrants from the Borshchiv and Morodenka regions of Ukraine.^[9]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

Vonda

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	621	—
1986	590	−5.0%
1991	560	−5.1%
1996	490	−12.5%
2001	468	−4.5%
2006	406	−13.2%
2011	425	+4.7%
2016	466	+9.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[10]^[11]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Grant No. 372 had a population of 525 living in 190 of its 215 total private dwellings, a change of 12.7% from its 2016 population of 466. With a land area of 659.69 km² (254.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km² (2.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[12]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Grant No. 372 recorded a population of 466 living in 168 of its 187 total private dwellings, a 9.6% change from its 2011 population of 425. With a land area of 666.16 km² (257.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Grant No. 372 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Tuesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Travis Hryniuk while its administrator is Brenda Skakun.^[3] The RM's office is located in Vonda.^[3]

References

^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Municipality Details: RM of Grant No. 372". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ Saskatchewan Municipal database
^ Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church Heritage Property Designation
^ http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/2920.pdf Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church (Bodnari Church) Heritage Property Designation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
^ "St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Heritage Property Designation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.