The Rural Municipality of Coteau No. 255 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 7 and Division No. 3.

History

The RM of Coteau No. 255 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.

Geography

The RM's eastern boundary runs along the shore of

Lake Diefenbaker Lake Diefenbaker is a reservoir and bifurcation lake in the southern part of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was formed by the construction of the Gardiner Dam and the Qu'Appelle River Dam across ...

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ; Resort villages *

Coteau Beach Coteau Beach ( 2021 population: ) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7. It is on the western shore of the Thomson Arm of Lake Diefenbaker in the Rural Municipality of Coteau No. 255. It is ...

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

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s * Hitchcock Bay ;Localities *

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* Tichfield Junction * Tullis

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Coteau No. 255 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 Coteau No. 255 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.

Attractions

Gardiner Dam The Gardiner Dam on the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan is the third largest embankment dam in Canada and one of the largest embankment dams in the world. Construction on Gardiner Dam and the smaller Qu'Appelle River Dam was started ...

* Lucky Lake Heritage Marsh * Hitchcock's Hideaway Archaeological Field School * Hitchcock Cabin * Elbow Harbour Provincial Recreation Site * Elbow Museum / Mistusinne Cairns

Government

The RM of Coteau No. 255 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 Terry Sieffert while its administrator is Lindsay Hargrave. The RM's office is located in Birsay.

Transportation

Saskatchewan Highway 44 Highway 44 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territori ...

Saskatchewan Highway 45 Highway 45 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 42 at Lucky Lake to Highway 7 near Delisle. The highway is about long. Highway 45 passes near the communities of Lucky Lake, Tullis, Birsay ...

* Saskatchewan Highway 373 *

Saskatchewan Highway 646 Saskatchewan is a province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the United States (Montana and North Dako ...

* Big Sky Rail (AGT Foods) * Lucky Lake Airport

References

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