Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231

The Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231 (2021 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary and south of the South Saskatchewan River.

History
On January 1, 1913, the RM of Happyland No. 231 became a rural municipality. It was originally named the RM of Prussia No. 231 but its name was changed sometime during 1917, at the height of the First World War and anti-German sentiment in Saskatchewan.

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


 * Towns
 * Leader


 * Villages
 * Mendham
 * Prelate

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Localities
 * Liebenthal

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Happyland No. 231 had a population of $285$ living in $110$ of its $140$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $249$. With a land area of 1269.18 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Happyland No. 231 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1259 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Happyland No. 231 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 Timothy Geiger while its administrator is Kim Lacelle. The RM's office is located in Leader.

Transportation

 * Rail
 * Great Sandhills Railway (a Leader-to-Swift Current branch line)


 * Roads
 * Highway 21—serves Leader, Liebenthal
 * Highway 32—serves Leader, Prelate
 * Highway 321—serves Liebenthal