Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555

History

The RM of Big River No. 555 incorporated as a rural municipality on October 1, 1977.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

;Towns

• Big River

The following unincorporated communities are located in the RM.

;Organized hamlets

• Nesslin Lake
• Phillips Grove

;Localities

• Bodmin
• Chitek
• Chitek Lake
• Ladder Valley

Parks and recreation

There are several provincial campgrounds and a regional park within the RM's boundaries. The eastern boundary of the RM of Big River borders Prince Albert National Park.

• Big River Regional Park
• Shell Lake Recreation Site
• Nesslin Lake Recreation Site
• Ness Lake Recreation Site
• Delaronde Lake (Zig Zag Bay) Recreation Site
• Chitek Lake Recreation Site
• Ski Timber Ridge
• Bug Lake Recreation Site

Demographics

(1981–2016) |1981|865 |1986|901 |1991|848 |1996|872 |2001|883 |2006|851 |2011|855 |2016|889 |2021|994 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Big River No. 555 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2484.13 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Big River No. 555 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 2487.82 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

The RM of Big River No. 555 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 Clint Panter while its Administrator is Michael Yuzik. The RM's office is located in Big River.

References

References

1. "Municipality Details: RM of Big River No. 555". 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. (December 2023). "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan.
5. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
7. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
8. (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]].