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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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The Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588 (2016 population: 2,501) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and SARM Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 incorporated as a rural municipality on February 1, 1976.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Cities
Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets

The RM also surrounds several First Nations Indian reserves (Eagles Lake 165C, Flying Dust First Nation No. 105, Meadow Lake 105A, Thunderchild First Nation 115D, and Waterhen 130).

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
19812,514—    
19862,503−0.4%
19912,445−2.3%
19962,612+6.8%
20012,761+5.7%
20062,627−4.9%
20112,677+1.9%
20162,501−6.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 had a population of 2,553 living in 988 of its 1,215 total private dwellings, a change of 3.1% from its 2016 population of 2,476. With a land area of 6,231.27 km (2,405.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km (1.1/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 recorded a population of 2,501 living in 945 of its 1,239 total private dwellings, a -6.2% change from its 2011 population of 2,667. With a land area of 6,306.17 km (2,434.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km (1.0/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 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 Timothy McKay while its administrator is Gina Bernier. The RM's office is located in Meadow Lake.

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