Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281

The Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the south-central portion of the province.

History
The RM of Wood Creek No. 281 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Geography
The RM is adjacent to Last Mountain Lake.

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


 * Villages
 * Simpson

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Localities
 * Amazon

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Wood Creek No. 281 had a population of $205$ living in $91$ of its $110$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $224$. With a land area of 829.78 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Wood Creek No. 281 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 832.34 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Wood Creek No. 281 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 Glen Busse while its administrator is Darlene Mann. The RM's office is located in Simpson.