Spalding No. 368 is a rural municipality

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

, established in 1912, in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

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 encompassing 811.47 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality was originally called Rural Municipality of Iron Spring. The rural municipality has within its boundaries the incorporated communities of Spalding

Spalding, Saskatchewan

- Infrastructure :The Village of Spalding is a thriving community with many businesses; Co-op Grocery and Gas/Farm Supply, Tavern, Credit Union, Bowling Alley, Skating and Curling Rink, Diner, Library, Community Health Center, Post Office, Seniors Center, RM & Village Office and Thompson...

, that is also home to the municipality offices.. The rural municipality in conjunction with the provincial government is in charge of maintenance of highways in its area. As well, the municipality provides policing, fire protection and municipal governance for the rural district, with a reeve as its administrator. The economy of the rural municipality is predominately agricultural.

Heritage Properties

St. Michael's Anglican Church (dedicated on May 17, 1909) and it associated cemetery, is located 20 kilometres south-east of Daphne within the rural municipality. The church was in active service until 1943.

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