The Rural Municipality of Buckland No. 491 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 15 and Division No. 5. It is located near the City of

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History

The RM of Buckland No. 491 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography

Rural municipalities that neighbour the RM of Buckland No. 491 include the RM of Shellbrook No. 493 to the west, the RM of Paddockwood No. 520 to the north, the RM of Garden River No. 490 to the east, and the RM of Prince Albert No. 461 to the south.

Communities and localities

The following communities are located within the RM. * Alingly * Henribourg * Little Red River IR #106C *

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* Spruce Home * Sturgeon Lake IR #101 * Wahpaton 94A Indian reserve * White Star

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Buckland No. 491 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 Buckland No. 491 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 Buckland No. 491 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Don Fyrk while its administrator is Cori Sarginson. The RM's office is located in Prince Albert.

Transportation

;Roads * Highway 355—serves

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and Alingly * Highway 2

References

External links

* {{SKDivision15 B * Division No. 15, Saskatchewan