# Rural Municipality of Maple Creek No. 111

The Rural Municipality of Maple Creek No. 111 (2016 population: 1,068) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 4 and SARM Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

## History

The RM of Maple Creek No. 111 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 10, 1917.

## Geography
### Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

#### Towns

* Maple Creek
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

#### Localities

* Belanger
* Cardell
* Clearsite
* Cummings
* Hatton, dissolved as a village, March 15, 1934
* Kincorth
* Mackid
It is adjacent to the Indian reserve of the Nekaneet Cree Nation.

### Climate

Climate data for Maple Creek WMO ID: 71453; coordinates 49°54′09″N 109°27′58″W﻿ / ﻿49.90250°N 109.46611°W﻿ / 49.90250; -109.46611﻿ (Maple Creek); elevation: 766.7 m (2,515 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1921–present :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 18.3 | 18.4 | 22.7 | 29.5 | 33.8 | 41.0 | 40.6 | 39.9 | 35.1 | 29.3 | 23.5 | 15.9 | 41.0 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 29.5 (85.1) | 32.2 (90.0) | 35.9 (96.6) | 38.8 (101.8) | 43.3 (109.9) | 35.2 (95.4) | 28.7 (83.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 43.3 (109.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | −0.8 (30.6) | 5.2 (41.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | −1.0 (30.2) | 12.2 (54.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) | −7.3 (18.9) | −1.2 (29.8) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 5.7 (42.3) | −1.7 (28.9) | −7.3 (18.9) | 5.1 (41.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.8 (5.4) | −13.8 (7.2) | −7.6 (18.3) | −1.9 (28.6) | 3.3 (37.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | −1.3 (29.7) | −8.0 (17.6) | −13.5 (7.7) | −1.9 (28.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.4 (−40.7) | −46.7 (−52.1) | −36.1 (−33.0) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −11.1 (12.0) | −3.5 (25.7) | 2.2 (36.0) | −1.9 (28.6) | −7.0 (19.4) | −20.2 (−4.4) | −33.9 (−29.0) | −40.8 (−41.4) | −46.7 (−52.1) |
| Record low wind chill | −46.5 | −51.8 | −42.9 | −25.3 | −14.1 | −3.5 | 0.0 | −4.8 | −10.4 | −26.3 | −38.8 | −48.0 | −51.8 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.1 (0.71) | 13.1 (0.52) | 22.2 (0.87) | 25.0 (0.98) | 47.1 (1.85) | 76.5 (3.01) | 45.9 (1.81) | 43.4 (1.71) | 36.3 (1.43) | 23.9 (0.94) | 19.0 (0.75) | 17.6 (0.69) | 388.1 (15.28) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.06) | 0.7 (0.03) | 5.7 (0.22) | 18.4 (0.72) | 41.8 (1.65) | 76.5 (3.01) | 45.9 (1.81) | 43.0 (1.69) | 34.9 (1.37) | 16.0 (0.63) | 2.6 (0.10) | 0.9 (0.04) | 287.6 (11.32) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 16.7 (6.6) | 12.3 (4.8) | 16.6 (6.5) | 6.6 (2.6) | 5.4 (2.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.4 (0.2) | 1.5 (0.6) | 7.9 (3.1) | 16.4 (6.5) | 16.7 (6.6) | 100.5 (39.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.2 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 102.0 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.7 | 0.46 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 11 | 13 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.77 | 67.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.07 | 0.59 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 38.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) | 67.8 | 65.1 | 56.0 | 44.2 | 44.3 | 49.1 | 39.1 | 37.4 | 42.0 | 49.0 | 60.4 | 67.5 | 51.8 |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (precpitation) (February minimum) (August maximum) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Maple Creek No. 111 had a population of 1,167 living in 341 of its 571 total private dwellings, a change of 9.8% from its 2016 population of 1,063. With a land area of 3,180.1 km$^2$ (1,227.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km$^2$ (1.0/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Maple Creek No. 111 recorded a population of 1,068 living in 320 of its 538 total private dwellings, a -7.5% change from its 2011 population of 1,154. With a land area of 3,243.33 km$^2$ (1,252.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km$^2$ (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.

## Economy

Its main industry is ranching.

## Government

The RM of Maple Creek No. 111 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 Walter Ehret while its administrator is Christine Hoffman. The RM's office is located in Maple Creek.