Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520 (2016 population: 895) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5.
Paddockwood No. 520 | |
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| Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520 | |
Location of the RM of Paddockwood No. 520 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 53.734°N 105.452°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 15 |
| SARM division | 5 |
| Formed[2] | January 1, 1978 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Leander (Lance) Fehr |
| • Governing body | RM of Paddockwood No. 520 Council |
| • Administrator | Naomi Hrischuk |
| • Office location | Paddockwood |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 2,456.56 km2 (948.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 895 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
| Website | Official website |
History
The RM of Paddockwood No. 520 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
- Forest Gate
- Foxford
- Glendale Park
- Lakeside Beach
- Minowukaw Beach
- Telwin
- Torch Lake
- Waskateena Beach
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Paddockwood No. 520 had a population of 1,071 living in 455 of its 623 total private dwellings, a change of 19% from its 2016 population of 900. With a land area of 2,450.94 km2 (946.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.1/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Paddockwood No. 520 recorded a population of 895 living in 382 of its 479 total private dwellings, a -8.1% change from its 2011 population of 974. With a land area of 2,456.56 km2 (948.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.[4]