The District of Lakeland No. 521 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 15 and Division No. 5.

History

The RM of Lakeland No. 521 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on August 1, 1977. Its name was changed to the District of Lakeland No. 521 on June 1, 2011.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

Villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Christopher Lake Christopher Lake ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the District of Lakeland No. 521 and Census Division No. 15. The village lies in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, 2 km south an ...

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

Organized hamlet In most cases in Saskatchewan, a Hamlet (place), hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. S ...

s * Elk Ridge ;Localities * Anglin Lake * Clearsand Beach * Emma Lake * Guise Beach * McIntosh Point * McPhail Cove * McPhee Lake * Murray Point * Neis Beach * Okema Beach * Sunnyside Beach * Tweedsmuir

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, the District of Lakeland No. 521 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 District of Lakeland No. 521 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 District of Lakeland No. 521 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Walter Plessl while its administrator is Tammy Knuttila. The RM's office is located in Christopher Lake.

Transportation

Saskatchewan Highway 2 Highway 2 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the longest highway in Saskatchewan at 809 km (503 mi). The highway is partially divided and undivided. However, only about near Moose Jaw, near Chamb ...

Saskatchewan Highway 263 Highway 263 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 2 to Highway 264 in the Prince Albert National Park at Waskesiu Lake. Highway 263 is about long. Most of Highway 263 lies within the Prince Albert Nation ...

* Saskatchewan Highway 952 * Saskatchewan Highway 953

References

External links

* {{SKDivision15 Lakeland * Division No. 15, Saskatchewan