The Rural Municipality of Paynton No. 470 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 17 and Division No. 6. It is located in the northwest-central portion of the province.

History

The RM of Paynton No. 470 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ; Villages *

Paynton Paynton ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Paynton No. 470 and Census Division No. 17. It is the administrative centre of the Little Pine Cree First Nation band governme ...

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Bresaylor

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Paynton No. 470 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 Paynton No. 470 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 Paynton No. 470 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 Kevin Garrett while its administrator is Michelle Buechler. The RM's office is located in Paynton.

References

{{Authority control P * Division No. 17, Saskatchewan