Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314

The Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314 (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 in the north-central portion of the province along the South Saskatchewan River and surrounds the Town of Dundurn.

History
The RM of Dundurn No. 314 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Geography
Notable geographical features in the RM include Brightwater Lake, Blackstrap Lake, Indi Lake, Mount Blackstrap, Brightwater Creek, and Allan Hills.

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


 * Towns
 * Dundurn


 * Resort villages
 * Shields
 * Thode

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * Beaver Creek

The RM is also home to the Hillcrest Hutterite Colony and the Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Dundurn Canadian Forces Base.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Dundurn No. 314 had a population of $2,101$ living in $626$ of its $657$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $2,404$. With a land area of 799.97 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Dundurn No. 314 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 807.94 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

 * Indi Lake
 * Blackstrap Lake
 * Blackstrap Provincial Park
 * Lakeside Golf Resort
 * Otopasso MX Par
 * Circle H Ranch
 * Haultain Trinity Lutheran Church

Government
The RM of Dundurn No. 314 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Vacant while its Chief Administrative Officer is G. Craig Baird. The RM's office is located in the Town of Dundurn.

Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan is the federal electoral district for the RM, which is represented by an elected member of parliament. The member of the legislative assembly represents the Arm River-Watrous provincial constituency.