Rural Municipality of Foam Lake No. 276
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Foam Lake No. 276 (2016 population: 586) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the east-central portion of the province.
Foam Lake No. 276 | |
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| Rural Municipality of Foam Lake No. 276 | |
Location of the RM of Foam Lake No. 276 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 51.762°N 103.541°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 10 |
| SARM division | 4 |
| Formed[2] | December 12, 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Ken Kaban |
| • Governing body | RM of Foam Lake No. 276 Council |
| • Administrator | Shanna Loeppky |
| • Office location | Foam Lake |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 1,345.98 km2 (519.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 586 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
History
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
- Resort villages
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
- Unorganized hamlet
- Localities
- Edmore
- Goudie
- Kristnes
- Layco
- West Bend, (dissolved as a village)
- Winthorpe
Parks and recreation
- Leslie Beach Regional Park — a regional park on the shores of Fishing Lake
- Janusson Wildlife Refuge (51.6833°N 103.5172°W)[8] — a 65 ha (160-acre) wildlife refuge that was established in 1990[9]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Foam Lake No. 276 had a population of 532 living in 229 of its 308 total private dwellings, a change of 0.6% from its 2016 population of 529. With a land area of 1,284.41 km2 (495.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.1/sq mi) in 2021.[12]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Foam Lake No. 276 recorded a population of 586 living in 262 of its 443 total private dwellings, a -0.2% change from its 2011 population of 587. With a land area of 1,345.98 km2 (519.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.1/sq mi) in 2016.[4]