Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229

The Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3.

History
The RM of Miry Creek No. 229 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. The first homestead occurred in 1907. The Canadian Pacific Railway expanded westward in the RM from Cabri in 1913.

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


 * Villages
 * Abbey
 * Lancer

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Special service areas
 * Shackleton


 * Localities
 * Abbey Colony
 * Wheatland Colony.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Miry Creek No. 229 had a population of $378$ living in $95$ of its $115$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $370$. With a land area of 1227.72 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Miry Creek No. 229 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1221.15 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy
Agriculture and natural gas are the major industries in the RM.

Government
The RM of Miry Creek No. 229 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Mark Hughes while its administrator is Karen Paz. The RM's office is located in Abbey.