The Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the Canadian province of

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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 Enterprise No. 142 incorporated as a rural municipality on April 18, 1913.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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* Richmound The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Horsham *Surprise *Tunstall

McLaren Lake Regional Park

McLaren Lake Regional Park () is a park situated on a small, man-made lake. The lake was created with the construction of a dam in the 1960s. The

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was created in 1961 and, soon after, 5,000 trees were planted. Four years later, in 1965, the ball diamond and concession booth were built. The following year, the lake was stocked with 250,000

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. The park has amenities such as a campground, beach, dock, cabin rentals, golf, and a playground. The campground has 67 campsites, washrooms, showers,

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, and a sani-dump. The golf course is a 9-hole course with sand greens. The lake is about long, wide and has been stocked with rainbow trout. Five

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ed aeration systems have been installed to oxygenate the lake during the winter months. Access to the park and its amenities is from Highway 635.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Enterprise No. 142 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 Enterprise No. 142 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 Enterprise No. 142 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Wayne Freitag while its administrator is Rolande Davis. The RM's office is located in Richmound.

References

{{Authority control E * Division No. 8, Saskatchewan