Rural Municipality of Colonsay No. 342

The Rural Municipality of Colonsay No. 342 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5. it is located east of the City of Saskatoon.

History
The RM of Colonsay No. 342 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

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


 * Villages
 * Colonsay
 * Meacham

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Localities
 * Arpiers
 * Neely
 * Rutan

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Colonsay No. 342 had a population of $260$ living in $101$ of its $112$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $269$. With a land area of 548.46 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Colonsay No. 342 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 549.99 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Colonsay No. 342 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 Gerald Yausie while its administrator is Randi Wood. The RM's office is located in Colonsay.