The Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...

of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and Division No. 5.

History

The RM of Big River No. 555 incorporated as a rural municipality on October 1, 1977.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;Towns * Big River The following unincorporated communities are located in the RM. ; Organized hamlets *

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Phillips Grove Phillips Grove is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is at the southern end of Delaronde Lake in the Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555. Access is from Highway 922. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population cond ...

;Localities *

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* Chitek Lake * Ladder Valley

Parks and recreation

There are several provincial campgrounds and a regional park within the RM's boundaries. The eastern boundary of the RM of Big River borders Prince Albert National Park. *

Big River Regional Park Big River is a town located on the southern end of Cowan Lake in north central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is just north of Saskatchewan's extensive grain belt on Highway 55 (part of the inter-provincial Northern Woods and Water Route) and abou ...

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* Nesslin Lake Recreation Site * Ness Lake Recreation Site * Delaronde Lake (Zig Zag Bay) Recreation Site * Chitek Lake Recreation Site

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 Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, the RM of Big River No. 555 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 Big River No. 555 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 Big River No. 555 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month. The

Reeve Reeve may refer to: Titles *Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents *Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord *High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...

of the RM is Clint Panter while its Administrator is Michael Yuzik. The RM's office is located in Big River.

References

External links

* {{Authority control B * Division No. 16, Saskatchewan