The RM of Lajord No. 128 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[2]
Heritage properties
There are three historical buildings located within the RM.
Church and Grotto in St. Peter's Colony (now called St. Peter's Colony) - Constructed in 1905 as a church and shrine of our Lady of Lourdes.[5]
Kronau Cemetery Site (formerly called Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery; and now called the Kronau Bethlehem Heritage Cemetery) - Constructed in 1896, by early German-Russian Lutheran homesteaders. The cemetery is near the site of a former one room school house where services were held until a church was constructed. The cemetery is located near the hamlet of Kronau.[6]
Geography
Communities and localities
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Lajord No. 128 had a population of 985 living in 345 of its 391 total private dwellings, a change of -20% from its 2016 population of 1,232. With a land area of 945.1 km2 (364.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Lajord No. 128 recorded a population of 1,232 living in 417 of its 473 total private dwellings, a 24.1% change from its 2011 population of 993. With a land area of 943.87 km2 (364.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
Government
The RM of Lajord No. 128 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Armond Gervais while its administrator is Lynette Herauf.[3] The RM's office is located in Lajord.[3]