Swift Creek School #261 built in 1908, near Carlyle. A Pumpjack is to the right of the building and Moose Mountain Upland is visible in the background.
The RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[2] It derived its name from the large number of moose that inhabit the Moose Mountain Uplands in the north-west corner of the RM.
Cowper, Service, and Wordsworth are all named after famous British and Canadian poets. They are all found along the CN Railway and are part of "Poet's Corner", along with several other communities along that railway line in south-east Saskatchewan.[8]
Parks and recreation
All Saints Anglican Church, built in 1885 and still in use. (2015)
Near the north-west corner of the RM on the eastern shore of Kippan Lake,[9] along the border of Moose Mountain Provincial Park, is Saskairie (49°42'24.0"N 102°23'06.1"W). Saskairie is a Nature Conservancy of Canada property that was established in 1974 by Prairie Lore and Living Society on three-quarters of a section of woodland wilderness. Prairie Lore and Living Society was formed in 1972 as a non-profit organisation. The three founding members were Jack MacKenzie, Don Stewart, and Nora Stewart.
"A place like Saskairie with its wilderness aspects of beauty, solitude and peace can only become more and more valuable in our fast-paced technological society," Jack MacKenzie[10]
The park was originally created to provide a year-round outdoor and environmental educational facility for students. In 1977, a cabin was built that could accommodate 32 people.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 had a population of 489 living in 198 of its 224 total private dwellings, a change of -0.6% from its 2016 population of 492. With a land area of 718.23 km2 (277.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) in 2021.[13]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 recorded a population of 492 living in 189 of its 218 total private dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2011 population of 475. With a land area of 738.38 km2 (285.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km2 (1.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
Government
The RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Kelly Brimner while its Administrator is Christie Hislop.[3] The RM's office is located in Carlyle.[3]
