The Rural Municipality of Milden No. 286 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 12 and Division No. 5.

History

The RM of Milden No. 286 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.

Geography

There are two lakes within the RM – Barber Lake and Milden Lake. Barber Lake and its outflow, Macdonald Creek, are within the Barber Lake (SK 050)

Important Bird Area An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations. IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Int ...

(IBA) of Canada. The IBA covers an area of and is an important habitat to several bird species, including the canvasback, Ross's goose,

lesser scaup The lesser scaup (''Aythya affinis'') is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the little bluebill or broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill. The origin of ...

eared grebe The black-necked grebe or eared grebe (''Podiceps nigricollis'') is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It was described in 1831 by Christian Ludwig Brehm. There are currently three accepted subspecies, including the nominate subspeci ...

, American coot, dowitcher,

Wilson's phalarope Wilson's phalarope (''Phalaropus tricolor'') is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering in inland salt lakes nea ...

, ferruginous hawk,

long-billed curlew The long-billed curlew (''Numenius americanus'') is a large North American shorebird of the family Scolopacidae. This species was also called "sicklebird" and the "candlestick bird". The species breeds in central and western North America, migrat ...

upland sandpiper The upland sandpiper (''Bartramia longicauda'') is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. Older names are the upland plover and Bartram's sandpiper. In Louisiana, it is also colloquially known as the papabotte. It is the only member ...

, and the

chestnut-collared longspur The chestnut-collared longspur (''Calcarius ornatus'') is a species of bird in the family Calcariidae. Like the other longspurs, it is a small ground-feeding bird that primarily eats seeds. It breeds in prairie habitats in Canada and the northern ...

Communities and localities

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

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Milden No. 286 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 Milden No. 286 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

* Milden Lake *

Milden Community Museum Milden may refer to the following places: * Milden, Angus, Scotland * Rural Municipality of Milden No. 286, Saskatchewan, Canada ** Milden, Saskatchewan, Canada ** Milden Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada *Milden, Suffolk, England *Moudon, Canton Vaud, Sw ...

* Yester Years Community Museum

Government

The RM of Milden No. 286 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 Grant Thomson while its administrator is Denise Ward. The RM's office is located in Milden.

Transportation

Saskatchewan Highway 15 Highway 15 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 4, south of Rosetown, to Highway 16, southeast of Bredenbury. Highway 15 is about long. The Outlook Bridge carries Highway 15 across the South Saskatch ...

Saskatchewan Highway 42 Highway 42 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 202 near Tuxford until Highway 15. Highway 42 is about long. The highway also passes the communities of Marquis, Keeler ...

Saskatchewan Highway 44 Highway 44 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 7 near Alsask to Highway 11 near Davidson. Highway 44 is about long. It crosses the South Saskatchewan River atop the Gardiner Dam. It also provides acces ...

Saskatchewan Highway 655 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 Dako ...

References

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