The Rural Municipality of Lake of the Rivers No. 72 (2016 population: 279) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.

History

The RM of Lake Of The Rivers No. 72 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Assiniboia

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Davyroyd
• Willows, dissolved as a village, January 1, 1950

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Lake of the Rivers No. 72 had a population of 252 living in 101 of its 107 total private dwellings, a change of -9.7% from its 2016 population of 279. With a land area of 665.26 km (256.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km (1.0/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Lake of the Rivers No. 72 recorded a population of 279 living in 111 of its 121 total private dwellings, a -7.6% change from its 2011 population of 302. With a land area of 677.5 km (261.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km (1.1/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The RM of Lake of the Rivers No. 72 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Norm Nordgulen while its administrator is Shanese Mielke. The RM's office is located in Assiniboia.

Transportation

The Assiniboia Airport is located in the rural municipality.

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
• Rural municipality (Canada)