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Milton No. 292
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292
MarengoAlsaskMeridGreene
Location of the RM of Milton No. 292 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°29′35″N 109°49′26″W / 51.493°N 109.824°W / 51.493; -109.824
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
SARM division	6
Formed	December 11, 1911
Government
• Reeve	David Bond
• Governing body	RM of Milton No. 292 Council
• Administrator	Robin Busby
• Office location	Marengo
Area
• Land	658.64 km (254.30 sq mi)
Population
• Total	241
• Density	0.4/km (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292 (2016 population: 241) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6. Located in the west-central portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary.

The name probably came from Milton, Ontario which in turn was named after the English Poet, John Milton, where the surname Milton means "mill town".

History

The RM of Milton No. 292 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. It was previously established as the Wirral Improvement District in 1905.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Marengo

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Special service areas

• Alsask

Localities

• Merid

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Milton No. 292 had a population of 249 living in 103 of its 135 total private dwellings, a change of -6.4% from its 2016 population of 266. With a land area of 672.17 km (259.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km (1.0/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Milton No. 292 recorded a population of 241 living in 109 of its 162 total private dwellings, a -22.8% change from its 2011 population of 312. With a land area of 658.64 km (254.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The RM of Milton No. 292 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 David Bond while its administrator is Robin Busby. The RM's office is located in Marengo.

Transportation

Rail

• C.N.R. Saskatoon Calgary Branch—serves Flaxcombe, Marengo, Merid, Alsask, Sibbald
• Mantario Subdivision C.N.R—serves Kindersley, Alsask, Ardene

Roads

• Highway 7—serves Alsask
• Highway 44—serves Alsask
• Highway 317
• Francena Minerals Road, Saskatchewan
• Merid Road, Saskatchewan—comes close to Merid

References

1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. ^ "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. ^ "Municipality Details: RM of Milton No. 292". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. ^ "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.
5. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
8. Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
9. Eversoft Streets and Trips

v t e Places adjacent to Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292
Rural Municipality of Antelope Park No. 322 Rural Municipality of Prairiedale No. 321 Special Area No. 3 Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292 Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290 Municipal District of Acadia No. 34 Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261

v t e Division No. 13, Saskatchewan
Towns	Cut Knife Kerrobert Kindersley Luseland Macklin Scott Unity Wilkie
Villages	Brock Coleville Denzil Dodsland Flaxcombe Landis Major Marengo Marsden Neilburg Netherhill Plenty Ruthilda Senlac Smiley Tramping Lake
Rural municipalities	Kindersley 290 Milton 292 Winslow 319 Oakdale 320 Prairiedale 321 Antelope Park 322 Grandview 349 Mariposa 350 Progress 351 Heart's Hill 352 Reford 379 Tramping Lake 380 Grass Lake 381 Eye Hill 382 Buffalo 409 Round Valley 410 Senlac 411 Cut Knife 439 Hillsdale 440 Manitou Lake 442
First Nations	Little Pine Poundmaker
Indian reserves	Little Pine 116 Poundmaker 114
Unincorporated communities	Special service areas Alsask Primate Rockhaven Hamlets Cactus Lake Adanac Artland Ava Baldwinton Baljennie Beaufield Brass Broadacres Buccleugh Bush Carruthers Cathkin Cavell Cloan Cosine Court Cutoff Junction Dewar Lake Donegal Driver Druid Evesham Fairmount Freemont Fusilier Gallivan Grosswerder Handel Hearts Hill Hillam Hoosier Kelfield Leipzig Lilydale Loverna Merid Millerdale Onward Phippen Pinkham Poyser Red Pheasant Reford Revenue Reward Rutland St. Alphege Salvador Sunnyglen Superb Swarthmore Swinburne Thackeray Tako Tatsfield Unity Station Unwin Verendrye Wallisville Whitepool Wilbert Winter Wolfe Yonker
See also: Municipalities in Saskatchewan Census divisions of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

• Rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
• Milton No. 292, Saskatchewan
• Division No. 13, Saskatchewan