Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51
The Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51 (2021 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 4 and Division No. 3. Located in the southwest corner of the province, it is adjacent to the United States border to the south and the Alberta boundary to the west. History. The RM of Reno No. 51 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. Reno, Nevada and Reno County, Kansas are both named for Jesse Lee Reno, a Union general in the American Civil War. However, no  record exists of why the Saskatchewan RM's name might derive from this source. An alternative explanation is that RENO is an acronym of four rural post offices in the vicinity - Russthorn (near Robsart), Eden Valley (southwest of Cypress Lake), Nashlyn (south of Consul), and Oxarat (west of Cypress Lake). Although Nashlyn then lay outside the boundary of the RM, similar acronymic names are not unknown on the Canadian prairies; see also Sangudo, Alberta. Geography. The RM of Reno No. 51 is in the southwest corner of the province. It neighbours Hill County and Blaine County in Montana to the  south and Cypress County in Alberta to the west. Within Saskatchewan, it is adjacent to the RMs of Maple Creek No. 111, White Valley No. 49, and Frontier No. 19. Communities and localities. The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. The following unincorporated communities are located in the RM. Demographics. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Reno No. 51 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021 . In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Reno No. 51 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Government. The RM of Reno No. 51 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Brian McMillan while its administrator is Tanya Howell. The RM's office is located in Consul. Transportation. The following is a list of Saskatchewan  highways and provincial roads, railways, and other forms of transportation that service the area.