162 (2016 population: 576) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No.

[2] The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area.

As well, the smooth arid goosefoot (Chenopodium subglabrum) and long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) is of special concern in the ecoregion.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Caron No.

162 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.