The Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and Division No. 3.

History

The RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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

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* Isham * McMorran *

Penkill Penkill is an unincorporated hamlet within the Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located (51.314151, -108.632238) approximately 20 km north of the town of Eston, 8 km east of Highway 30 ...

* Plato, dissolved as a village, March 28, 1995. * Richlea, dissolved as a village, December 31, 1958 * Snipe Lake * Totnes * Witley

Climate

Eston Riverside Regional Park

Eston Riverside Regional Park () is a regional park in the RM of Snipe Lake on the north bank of the South Saskatchewan River, about south of the town of Eston. Access to the park is from

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. Eston Riverside Park has a campground, cabins, a golf course, ball diamonds, an outdoor swimming pool, and access to the river. The campground has 48 campsites, 18 of which are full service. Eston Riverside Golf Course is a 9-hole, grass greens course. The course is a par 36 with two sets of tees, one totally 3,341 yards and the other 2,605 yards. There is a licensed clubhouse, driving range, and putting green.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 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 Snipe Lake No. 259 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 Snipe Lake No. 259 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The

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of the RM is Bill Owens while its administrator is Brian Shauf. The RM's office is located in Eston.

References

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