Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166

The Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 3.

History
The RM of Waldeck No. 166 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. Its name was changed to the RM of Excelsior No. 166 on March 1, 1916.

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


 * Villages
 * Rush Lake
 * Waldeck


 * Resort villages
 * Beaver Flat

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Localities
 * Main Centre
 * New Main Centre
 * Old Beaver Flat
 * Old Main Centre
 * Prairie View

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Excelsior No. 166 had a population of $808$ living in $221$ of its $247$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $806$. With a land area of 1196.48 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Excelsior No. 166 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1198.35 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Excelsior No. 166 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 Harold Martens while its administrator is Dianne Hahn. The RM's office is located in Rush Lake.

Transportation

 * Rail
 * C.P.R. West. -- serves Uren, Ernfold, Morse, Herbert, Rush Lake, Waldeck, Aikins, Swift Current


 * Roads
 * Highway 628—intersects with Highway 1
 * Highway 1—serves Waldeck, Rush Lake, and Herbert