The Rural Municipality of Gull Lake No. 139 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 8 and Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

History

The RM of Gull Lake No. 139 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Gull Lake No. 139 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 Gull Lake No. 139 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.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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* Gull Lake ; Villages * Tompkins

Government

The RM of Gull Lake No. 139 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The

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of the RM is Elizabeth Kramer while its administrator is Jeanette Kerr. The RM's office is located in Gull Lake.

Transportation

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