Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5

The Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. Located in the southeast portion of the province, it surrounds the City of Estevan. The RM is adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Divide County and Burke County in North Dakota.

History
The RM of Estevan No. 5 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.

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


 * Cities
 * Estevan


 * Villages
 * Hitchcock

Parks and recreation
The following parks are within the RM:
 * Woodlawn Regional Park

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Estevan No. 5 had a population of $1,279$ living in $474$ of its $527$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $1,370$. With a land area of 772 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Estevan No. 5 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 773.38 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Estevan No. 5 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Terry Keating, while its administrator is Loran Tessier. The RM's office is located in Minton.