Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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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.
Loon Lake No. 561 | |
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| Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561 | |
Location of the RM of Loon Lake No. 561 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 54.079°N 109.468°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 17 |
| SARM division | 6 |
| Formed[2] | January 1, 1978 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Greg Cardinal |
| • Governing body | RM of Loon Lake No. 561 Council |
| • Administrator | Erin Simpson |
| • Office location | Loon Lake |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 2,805.1 km2 (1,083.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 756 |
| • Density | 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
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.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
- Localities
Demographics
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]