District of Lakeland No. 521

History

The RM of Lakeland No. 521 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on August 1, 1977. Its name was changed to the District of Lakeland No. 521 on June 1, 2011.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

;Villages

• Christopher Lake

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Organized hamlets

• Elk Ridge

;Localities

• Anglin Lake
• Clearsand Beach
• Emma Lake
• Guise Beach
• McIntosh Point
• McPhail Cove
• McPhee Lake
• Murray Point
• Neis Beach
• Okema Beach
• Sunnyside Beach
• Tweedsmuir

Demographics

(1981–2016) |1981|663 |1986|495 |1991|594 |1996|581 |2001|664 |2006|1043 |2011|884 |2016|915 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the District of Lakeland No. 521 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 488.65 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the District of Lakeland No. 521 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 493.44 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

The District of Lakeland No. 521 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Walter Plessl while its administrator is Tammy Knuttila. The RM's office is located in Christopher Lake.

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 2
• Saskatchewan Highway 263
• Saskatchewan Highway 952
• Saskatchewan Highway 953

References

References

1. "Municipality Details: RM of District of Lakeland No. 521". Government of Saskatchewan.
2. (July 24, 2019). "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada.
3. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
4. "Renamed Rural Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
5. (December 2023). "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
8. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
9. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". [[Statistics Canada]].