Rural Municipality of Mankota No. 45

The Rural Municipality of Mankota No. 45 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within SARM Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Valley County and Phillips County in Montana.

History
The RM of Mankota No. 45 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

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


 * Villages
 * Mankota

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * McCord


 * Localities
 * Billimun
 * Ferland
 * Horse Creek
 * McEachern
 * Milly
 * Summercove
 * Wideview

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Mankota No. 45 had a population of $289$ living in $129$ of its $158$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $292$. With a land area of 1693.17 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Mankota No. 45 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1696.35 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Mankota No. 45 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 Calvin Gavelin while its administrator is Debra Shaw. The RM's office is located in Mankota.

Transportation

 * Highway 18
 * Highway 19
 * Highway 611