Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244

The Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 9 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History
The RM of Orkney No. 244 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

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


 * Cities
 * Yorkton


 * Towns
 * Springside


 * Villages
 * Ebenezer

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Localities
 * Orcadia
 * Willowbrook

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Orkney No. 244 had a population of $1,883$ living in $756$ of its $810$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $1,875$. With a land area of 770.05 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Orkney No. 244 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 806.99 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Orkney No. 244 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 Randy Trost while its administrator is Clint Mauthe. The RM's office is located in Yorkton.