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The Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561 (2016 population: 756) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and SARM Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Loon Lake No. 561 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1978.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets[5]
Localities

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
19811,023—    
1986942−7.9%
1991930−1.3%
1996881−5.3%
2001788−10.6%
2006815+3.4%
2011725−11.0%
2016756+4.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Loon Lake No. 561 had a population of 836 living in 350 of its 697 total private dwellings, a change of 10.6% from its 2016 population of 756. With a land area of 3,148.06 km2 (1,215.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.7/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Loon Lake No. 561 recorded a population of 756 living in 306 of its 638 total private dwellings, a 4.3% change from its 2011 population of 725. With a land area of 2,805.1 km2 (1,083.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Attractions

Government

The RM of Loon Lake No. 561 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Greg Cardinal while its administrator is Erin Simpson.[3] The RM's office is located in Loon Lake.[3]

Transportation

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Municipality Details: RM of Loon Lake No. 561". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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