Rural Municipality of Pleasantdale No. 398
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Pleasantdale No. 398 (2016 population: 596) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4.
Pleasantdale No. 398 | |
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| Rural Municipality of Pleasantdale No. 398 | |
Location of the RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 52.550°N 104.34°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 14 |
| SARM division | 4 |
| Formed[2] | December 11, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Fred Graham |
| • Governing body | RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 Council |
| • Administrator | Debra Parry |
| • Office location | Naicam |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 757.91 km2 (292.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 596 |
| • Density | 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
History
The RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[2]
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM
- Localities
- Chagoness
- Kipabiskau, dissolved as a village, April 30, 1973[5]
- Lac Vert
- Silver Park
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 had a population of 599 living in 258 of its 301 total private dwellings, a change of 0.5% from its 2016 population of 596. With a land area of 755.6 km2 (291.7 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Pleasantdale No. 398 recorded a population of 596 living in 250 of its 471 total private dwellings, a -2.5% change from its 2011 population of 611. With a land area of 757.91 km2 (292.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.0/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
Attractions
- Naicam Museum
- Lake Charron Regional Park
- Kipabiskau Regional Park