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Tobin Lake, Saskatchewan

Tobin Lake (2016 population: 89) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14. It is on the shores of Tobin Lake in the Rural Municipality of Moose Range No. 486. It is approximately 34 km (21 mi) northeast of Nipawin at the end of Highway 255, which is accessed via Highway 55.

History

Tobin Lake incorporated as a resort village on August 1, 1973.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198122—    
198631+40.9%
199123−25.8%
199626+13.0%
200145+73.1%
200687+93.3%
201190+3.4%
201689−1.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tobin Lake had a population of 139 living in 72 of its 186 total private dwellings, a change of 56.2% from its 2016 population of 89. With a land area of 2.29 km (0.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 60.7/km (157.2/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Tobin Lake recorded a population of 89 living in 40 of its 142 total private dwellings, a -1.1% change from its 2011 population of 90. With a land area of 1.81 km (0.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 49.2/km (127.4/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The Resort Village of Tobin Lake is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Wednesday of every month. The mayor is Robert Taylor and its administrator is Chelsey Parkinson.

See also