The Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Loon Lake No. 561 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1978.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following

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are surrounded by the RM. ; Villages * Loon Lake * Makwa The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

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s * Little Fishing Lake ;Localities * Barthel * Flat Valley * Golden Ridge * Horse Head * Morin Creek * Mudie Lake * Murphy Lake *

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* Whelan

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Loon Lake No. 561 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 Loon Lake No. 561 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

* Bronson Provincial Forest * Bronson Forest Provincial Recreation Site * Fowler Lake Recreation Site * Steele Narrows Provincial Park * Big Bear Trail Museum

Government

The RM of Loon Lake No. 561 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 Greg Cardinal while its administrator is Erin Simpson. The RM's office is located in Loon Lake.

Transportation

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* Saskatchewan Highway 26 * Saskatchewan Highway 55 * Saskatchewan Highway 304 *

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* Loon Lake Airport

References

{{Authority control Loon Lake * Division No. 17, Saskatchewan