The Rural Municipality of Sasman No. 336 ( 2016 population: ) is a

rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...

(RM) in the

Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

within Census Division No. 10 and Division No. 4.

History

The RM of Sasman No. 336 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. The RM's name is a

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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 ...

Margo *** People * Margo (actress) (1917–1985), Mexican-American actress and dancer * Margo (magician), American magic performer and actress * Margo (singer), Irish singer * Margo (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name P ...

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 * Kuroki *

North Shore Fishing Lake North Shore Fishing Lake is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Sasman No. 336, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 50 in the Canada 2016 Census. It is located on the north- ...

Ottman-Murray Beach Ottman-Murray Beach is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 15 in the Canada 2016 Census. It is located on the eastern shore of Fishing Lake. D ...

;Localities * Kylemore * Nut Mountain

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

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 RM of Sasman No. 336 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 Sasman No. 336 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.

Attractions

* Margo Provincial Recreation Site *

Fishing Lake Fishing Lake is a closed basin freshwater lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is north of the town of Foam Lake, and east of the town of Wadena and is accessed from Highways 5 and 310. The northern and eastern shore ...

Regional Park **Saskatchewan Beach **Leslie Beach ** Beach

Government

The RM of Sasman No. 336 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Dwayne Nakrayko while its administrator is Michael Rattray. The RM's office is located in Kuroki.

Transportation

Saskatchewan Highway 5 Highway 5 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It begins in downtown Saskatoon and runs eastward to the Manitoba border near Togo, where it becomes Provincial Road 363. The highway is approximately long. Between the e ...

Saskatchewan Highway 38 Highway 38 is a highway in the northeast portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, connecting Kuroki to Chelan in the north; it passes through Kelvington, nicknamed ''Canada’s Hockey Factory''. The main feature along this highway is ...

Saskatchewan Highway 49 Highway 49 and Provincial Trunk Highway 49 (PTH 49) is a highway in the east central portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and a very short highway in province of Manitoba. It runs from Saskatchewan Highway 35 between the communities of ...

Saskatchewan Highway 665 Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

* Saskatchewan Highway 755 *

Kelvington Airport Kelvington Airport is located south of Kelvington, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Te ...

References

{{SKDivision10 Sasman * Division No. 10, Saskatchewan