The Rural Municipality of Fillmore No. 96 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and Division No. 1. It is located in the south-east portion of the province along Highway 33.
History The RM of Fillmore No. 96 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. It was previously Local Improvement District No. 6–E–2.
Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. Villages Creelman Fillmore Osage
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. Localities Huronville
Osage Wildlife Refuge Osage Wildlife Refuge () is a wildlife conservation area in the RM of Fillmore, about south-east of Osage along Highway 33.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Fillmore No. 96 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 Fillmore No. 96 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 Fillmore No. 96 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 Winston van Staveren while its administrator is Vernna Wiggins. The RM's office is located in Fillmore.
Transportation RailCanadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario. Souris-Arcola-Regina Section Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) —serves Stoughton, Heward, Creelman, Fillmore, Osage, Tyvan, Francis, and Sedley
RoadsEversoft Streets and Trips Highway 33—serves Fillmore and Village of Osage Highway 606—serves Fillmore Highway 711—serves the Village of Osage Highway 619—serves the Village of Osage
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See also List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
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