Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338

The Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338 (2016 population: 415) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4. It is located in the east-central portion of the province.

Lakeside No. 338
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338
Location of the RM of Lakeside No. 338 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.032°N 104.386°W / 52.032; -104.386[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	10
SARM division	4
Formed[2]	December 12, 1910
Government [3]
• Reeve	Arnold Boyko
• Governing body	RM of Lakeside No. 338 Council
• Administrator	Julie Knafelc
• Office location	Quill Lake
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	636.8 km2 (245.9 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	415
• Density	0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Lakeside No. 338 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Watson

Villages

• Quill Lake

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Lampard
• Wimmer

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	683	—
1986	651	−4.7%
1991	606	−6.9%
1996	523	−13.7%
2001	480	−8.2%
2006	444	−7.5%
2011	387	−12.8%
2016	415	+7.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Lakeside No. 338 had a population of 396 living in 120 of its 129 total private dwellings, a change of -4.6% from its 2016 population of 415. With a land area of 653.88 km² (252.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Lakeside No. 338 recorded a population of 415 living in 141 of its 154 total private dwellings, a 7.2% change from its 2011 population of 387. With a land area of 636.8 km² (245.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Economy

Its economy is predominantly agricultural.^[8]

Government

The RM of Lakeside No. 338 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Arnold Boyko while its administrator is Julie Knafelc.^[3] The RM's office is located in Quill Lake.^[3]

References

1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: RM of Lakeside No. 338". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
5. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
8. Sask Biz