The Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166, Saskatchewan was originally called Waldeck No. 166, Saskatchewan and is now named Excelsior as of January 30, 1910. The original founding date of Pipestone was December 12, 1910 Up until December 31, 1967 the R.M. of Vermillion Hills No. 195 was to the south of the R.M. of Excelsior. The R.M. of Vermillion Hills No. 195 was absorbed into Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan

Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see MorseMorse No. 165, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 435 rural residents in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 11, 1911...

Population

As of the census in 2001, there were 855 people living in the RM

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 of Excelsior No. 166, Saskatchewan

Statistics

According to the Canada 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...

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• Population: 855
• % Change (1996-2001): - 4.1
• Dwellings: 271
• Area (km²): 1,198.35
• Density (persons per km²): 0.7

Urban Communities

• Beaver Flat, Saskatchewan
  Beaver Flat, Saskatchewan
  Beaver Flat is a resort village in the Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166 in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.-External links:*...
  
  
• Herbert, Saskatchewan
  Herbert, Saskatchewan
  -External links:* http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=&ex=00000155&sl=2346&pos=1* http://www.townofherbertsk.ca/herbert/index.html...
  
  
• Main Centre, Saskatchewan
  Main Centre, Saskatchewan
  Main Centre is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a reported population of zero in the Canada 2006 Census, down from five in 2001....
  
  
• Rush Lake, Saskatchewan
  Rush Lake, Saskatchewan
  -Area statistics:*Dominion Land Survey Section 1 Township 17 Range 11 W3*Time zone UTC-6 North: Beechy West: Swift Current Rush Lake East: Morse South: Braddock -External links:***...
  
  
• Waldeck, Saskatchewan
  Waldeck, Saskatchewan
  Waldeck is a village of 300 northeast of Swift Current, Saskatchewan on the Trans-Canada Highway. Waldeck is situated in the Swift Current River Valley, which is quite barren and has only a few trees along the Swift Current Creek.-Demographics:...
  
  

Saskatchewan Railways and Railway Stations

(historic or current)

• C.P.R.
  Canadian Pacific Railway
  The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
  
   West. -- serves Uren, Ernfold, Morse, Herbert, Rush Lake, Waldeck, Aikins, Swift Current

Saskatchewan Highways and Roads

For more information see also List of Saskatchewan provincial highways

For more information see also List of Saskatchewan provincial roads

• Highway 628
  Saskatchewan Highway 628
  Highway 628 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is in two segments. The southern segment runs from Highway 18 near Glen McPherson to Highway 43 near Pambrun, and the northern segment runs from Highway 1 near Waldeck to Highway 4 near Stewart Valley...
  
   -- intersects with Highway 1
  Saskatchewan Highway 1
  Highway 1 is the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainland route. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan is . The highway traverses Saskatchewan from the western border with Alberta, from Highway 1, to Manitoba where it continues as Highway 1, PTH 1. The...
  
  
• Highway 1
  Saskatchewan Highway 1
  Highway 1 is the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainland route. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan is . The highway traverses Saskatchewan from the western border with Alberta, from Highway 1, to Manitoba where it continues as Highway 1, PTH 1. The...
  
   -- serves Waldeck,Rush Lake, and Herbert
• Highway 812 -- Highway 1
  Saskatchewan Highway 1
  Highway 1 is the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainland route. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan is . The highway traverses Saskatchewan from the western border with Alberta, from Highway 1, to Manitoba where it continues as Highway 1, PTH 1. The...
  
   serves Herbert

External links

• Municipal Directory System
• Swift Current Gen Web
• Sarm
• Saskatchewan Rural Development
• RM Government from Municipal Directory System
• 2001 Census - Statistics Canada's page on the 2001 Census.
• Municipal Relations Division - RM Boundary Changes
• Saskatchewan Genealogy Society RM by Number
• MRD - Municipal Status Information - Rural Municipality
• SARM In Memorium
• Map of Excelsior No. 166 at Statcan