Rural Municipality of Good Lake No. 274

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The Rural Municipality of Good Lake No. 274 (2016 population: 747) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 9 and SARM Division No. 4.

Good Lake No. 274
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Good Lake No. 274
Spring crocuses in the RM of Good Lake
Location of the RM of Good Lake No. 274 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.546°N 102.656°W / 51.546; -102.656[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	9
SARM division	4
Formed[2]	January 1, 1913
Government [3]
• Reeve	David Popowich
• Governing body	RM of Good Lake No. 274 Council
• Administrator	Diane Jamieson
• Office location	Canora
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	809.94 km2 (312.72 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	747
• Density	0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Website	Official website

History

The RM of Good Lake No. 274 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Canora

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

• Burgis Beach
• Good Spirit Acres

Localities

• Burgis
• Canora Beach
• Donald Gunn
• Drobot
• Gorlitz
• Kitchimanitou Beach
• Whitesand

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	839	—
1986	788	−6.1%
1991	733	−7.0%
1996	722	−1.5%
2001	693	−4.0%
2006	748	+7.9%
2011	684	−8.6%
2016	747	+9.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Good Lake No. 274 had a population of 930 living in 423 of its 924 total private dwellings, a change of 24.5% from its 2016 population of 747. With a land area of 773.54 km² (298.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.2/km² (3.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Good Lake No. 274 recorded a population of 747 living in 332 of its 866 total private dwellings, a 9.2% change from its 2011 population of 684. With a land area of 809.94 km² (312.72 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km² (2.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Attractions

• Canora Station House Museum^[9]
• Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park
• Horseshoe Lake Wildlife Refuge
• Whitesand Regional Park
• Whitesand River Recreation Site

Government

The RM of Good Lake No. 274 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is David Popowich while its administrator is Diane Jamieson.^[3] The RM's office is located in Canora.^[3]

Transportation

• Highway 5
• Highway 9
• Highway 4
• Highway 229
• Highway 651
• Highway 726
• Highway 746
• Canadian National Railway
• Canora station
• Canora Airport

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

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 Good Lake No. 274". 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. "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
9. Town of Canora - Canora Station House Museum Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website