Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125

The Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History
The RM of Chester No. 125 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

There is one designated heritage building located within the rural municipality:
 * Heritage properties
 * Clemence Schmitz Residence - The residence was constructed by Peter Schmitz who homesteaded in the area north west of Windthorst. in 1903. The residence include a small chapel.  The building is currently being converted into a museum.

Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.


 * Villages
 * Glenavon

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * Peebles


 * Localities
 * Baring
 * Peebles
 * Windthorst

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Chester No. 125 had a population of $333$ living in $127$ of its $142$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $383$. With a land area of 817.66 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Chester No. 125 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 837.08 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Chester No. 125 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Merril Wozniak while its administrator is James Hoff. The RM's office is located in Glenavon.