Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588

The Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588 (2016 population: 2,501) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and SARM Division No. 6.

Meadow Lake No. 588
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588
Location of the RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 54.169°N 108.337°W / 54.169; -108.337[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	17
SARM division	6
Federal riding	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Provincial riding	Meadow Lake
Formed[2]	February 1, 1976
Government [3]
• Reeve	Timothy McKay
• Governing body	RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 Council
• Administrator	Gina Bernier
• Office location	Meadow Lake
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	6,306.17 km^2 (2,434.83 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	2,501
• Density	0.4/km^2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S9X 1Y5
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Website	Official website

History

The RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 incorporated as a rural municipality on February 1, 1976.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Cities

• Meadow Lake

Villages

• Dorintosh

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets[5]

• South Waterhen Lake

The RM also surrounds several First Nations Indian reserves (Eagles Lake 165C, Flying Dust First Nation No. 105, Meadow Lake 105A, Thunderchild First Nation 115D, and Waterhen 130).

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	2,514	—
1986	2,503	−0.4%
1991	2,445	−2.3%
1996	2,612	+6.8%
2001	2,761	+5.7%
2006	2,627	−4.9%
2011	2,677	+1.9%
2016	2,501	−6.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 recorded a population of 2,501 living in 945 of its 1,239 total private dwellings, a -6.2% change from its 2011 population of 2,667. With a land area of 6,306.17 km² (2,434.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 recorded a population of 2,677, a 1.9% change from its 2006 population of 2,627. With a land area of 6,310.54 km² (2,436.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.1/sq mi) in 2011.[8]

Government

The RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Timothy McKay while its administrator is Gina Bernier.[3] The RM's office is located in Meadow Lake.[3]

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. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: RM of Meadow Lake No. 588". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "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.
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, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

External links

• Official website