Rural Municipality Of Mervin No. 499
History
The RM of Mervin No. 499 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. It absorbed the RM of Greenfield No. 529. The RM of Greenfield No. 529 was originally named the RM of Bright Sand No. 529 prior to February 2, 1926.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
- Resort villages
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
- Crystal Bay-Sunset
- Evergreen Acres
- Evergreen Beach
- Horseshoe Bay
- Kopp's Kove
- Livelong
- Mowrey Beach
- Parkland Beach
- Powm Beach
- Spruce Lake
- Sunset View Beach, restructured from resort village status, January 1, 2005
- Turtle Lake South Bay
- Localities
- Aspen Cove
- Cleeves
- Cuffley
- Daysville
- Diamond Willows
- Eastview Beach
- Elmhurst
- Sandy Point
- Stowlea
- Thunderchild
- Turtle Cove
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Mervin No. 499 had a population of 1,711 living in 781 of its 1,631 total private dwellings, a change of 36.2% from its 2016 population of 1,256. With a land area of 1,581.66 km (610.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km (2.8/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Mervin No. 499 recorded a population of 1,256 living in 583 of its 1,607 total private dwellings, a 2.6% change from its 2011 population of 1,224. With a land area of 1,594.6 km (615.7 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km (2.0/sq mi) in 2016.
Government
The RM of Mervin No. 499 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Gerry Ritz while its administrator is L. Ryan Domotor. The RM's office is located in Turtleford.
Attractions
Transportation
- Saskatchewan Highway 3
- Saskatchewan Highway 26
- Saskatchewan Highway 303
- Saskatchewan Highway 794
- Saskatchewan Highway 795
- Saskatchewan Highway 796