The Rural Municipality of Leask No. 464 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 16 and Division No. 5. It is located west of the city of

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History

The RM of Leask No. 464 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912.

Geography

The RM of Leask No. 464 is adjacent to the RMs of Duck Lake No. 463 to the east, Shellbrook No. 493 to the northeast, Blaine Lake No. 434 to the south, Redberry No. 435 to the southwest, and Spiritwood No. 496 to the west.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ; Villages * Leask * Parkside The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

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s * Pelican Cove ;Localities * Pebble Baye

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and several separate reserves of the

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are also surrounded by the RM.

Martins Lake Regional Park

Martins Lake Regional Park () is in the RM of Leask on eastern shore of Martins Lake and adjacent to

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. The regional park has a campground, golf course, sandy beach, picnic area, restaurant, and boat launch. The lake is in size and deep and has a population of

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and

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. The campground has over 140 campsites—about half of which are seasonal only—with modern washrooms, showers, and electric hook ups. Martin's Lake Regional Park Golf Club is a 9-hole golf course with artificial greens, 3,007 yards, and par 36. There is also a licensed clubhouse and rentals.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Leask No. 464 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Leask No. 464 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

The RM of Leask No. 464 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The

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of the RM is Len Cantin while its administrator is Judy Douglas. The RM's office is located in Leask.

References

{{SKDivision16 Leask * Division No. 16, Saskatchewan