Rural Municipality of Emerald No. 277

The Rural Municipality of Emerald No. 277 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4.

History
The RM of Emerald No. 277 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.

Communities and localities
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * Wishart (dissolved as a village, January 1, 2002)


 * Localities
 * Bankend
 * Wynot

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Emerald No. 277 had a population of $370$ living in $178$ of its $210$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $405$. With a land area of 807.18 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Emerald No. 277 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 854.44 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

 * Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Historic Park
 * Kellross Heritage Museum
 * Kelliher & District Museum
 * Foam Lake Marsh

Government
The RM of Emerald No. 277 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Morris Karakochuk while its administrator is Sharolyn Prisiak. The RM's office is located in Wishart.

Transportation

 * Saskatchewan Highway 35
 * Saskatchewan Highway 639
 * Saskatchewan Highway 743