Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

53°44′02″N 105°27′07″W / 53.734°N 105.452°W / 53.734; -105.452^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division15SARM division5Formed^[2]January 1, 1978Government

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• ReeveLeander (Lance) Fehr • Governing bodyRM of Paddockwood No. 520 Council • AdministratorNaomi Hrischuk • Office locationPaddockwoodArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land2,456.56 km² (948.48 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total895 • Density0.4/km² (1/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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.

Villages

Paddockwood

Resort villages

Candle Lake

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

Northside

Localities

Forest Gate
Foxford
Glendale Park
Lakeside Beach
Minowukaw Beach
Telwin
Torch Lake
Waskateena Beach

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,110	—
1986	1,117	+0.6%
1991	1,053	−5.7%
1996	1,062	+0.9%
2001	1,065	+0.3%
2006	976	−8.4%
2011	966	−1.0%
2016	895	−7.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

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]

Attractions

Government

The RM of Paddockwood No. 520 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Wednesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Leander (Lance) Fehr while its administrator is Naomi Hrischuk.^[3] The RM's office is located in Paddockwood.^[3]

Transportation

References

^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Municipality Details: RM of Paddockwood No. 520". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.