The Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and Division No. 4. Located in the northeast-central portion of the province, it is north of the Town of

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History

The RM of Torch River No. 488 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1950.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following

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are surrounded by the RM. ; Towns *

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; Villages * Love * Smeaton * White Fox The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ; Organized hamlets * Garrick *

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;Localities *Carroll Cove *Cherry Ridge *Claytonville *Pruden's Point * Shipman *Torch River

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Torch River No. 488 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 Torch River No. 488 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 Torch River No. 488 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month. The

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of the RM is Jerry Kindrat while its administrator is David Yorke. The RM's office is located in White Fox.

Transportation

* Highway 35—serves White Fox * Highway 55—serves White Fox, Garrick,

, Smeaton and Shipman * Highway 6—serves

* Highway 691—serves

* Highway 106—serves Smeaton * Highway 790 --

References

{{SKDivision14 Torch River Torch River No. 488, Saskatchewan