The Rural Municipality of Leroy No. 339 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and Division No. 5. It is located east of Saskatoon.
History The RM of Roach No. 339 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. Its name was changed to the RM of Ayr No. 339 on March 14, 1914 and then renamed again to the RM of Leroy No. 339 on February 27, 1931.
Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Towns Leroy
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Localities Romance Shady Grove Sinnett
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Leroy No. 339 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 Leroy No. 339 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 Leroy No. 339 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 Calvin Buhs while its administrator is Wendy Gowda. The RM's office is located in Leroy.
Transportation Rail Lanigan - Naicam Branch C.P.R—serves Lanigan, Sinnett, Leroy, Romance, Watson, Daphne, Spalding
RoadsEversoft Streets and Trips Highway 761—East west highway through RM Highway 667—serves Jansen, Saskatchewan and St. Gregor, Saskatchewan north/south through the RM
See also List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
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