Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498

See also: Parkdale (disambiguation)

The Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498 (2016 population: 621) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and SARM Division No. 6.

Parkdale No. 498
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498
Location of the RM of Parkdale No. 498 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 53.450°N 108.445°W / 53.450; -108.445[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	17
SARM division	6
Formed[2]	January 1, 1913
Government [3]
• Reeve	Daniel Hicks
• Governing body	RM of Parkdale No. 498 Council
• Administrator	Ashela McCullough
• Office location	Glaslyn
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,388.9 km2 (536.3 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	621
• Density	0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Website	Official website

History

The RM of Parkdale No. 498 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Glaslyn

Resort villages

• Turtle View (incorporated on January 1, 2020 through the amalgamation of the organized hamlets of Turtle Lake Lodge and Indian Point – Golden Sands)^[5]

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[6]

• Fairholme

Localities

• Evergreen Acres
• Helen Lake
• Longhope
• Midnight Lake
• Minnehaha
• Park Bluff
• Robinhood
• Speedwell

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	814	—
1986	816	+0.2%
1991	768	−5.9%
1996	691	−10.0%
2001	645	−6.7%
2006	711	+10.2%
2011	631	−11.3%
2016	621	−1.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Parkdale No. 498 had a population of 725 living in 311 of its 734 total private dwellings, a change of 16.7% from its 2016 population of 621. With a land area of 1,375.62 km² (531.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Parkdale No. 498 recorded a population of 621 living in 264 of its 741 total private dwellings, a -1.6% change from its 2011 population of 631. With a land area of 1,388.9 km² (536.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km² (1.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Attractions

• Little Loon Lake
  • Little Loon Lake Regional Park
• Turtle Lake
  • Turtle Lake Recreation Site
• Helene Lake Recreation Site

Government

The RM of Parkdale No. 498 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Daniel Hicks while its administrator is Ashela McCullough.^[3] The RM's office is located in Glaslyn.^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 3
• Saskatchewan Highway 4
• Saskatchewan Highway 794
• Canadian Pacific Railway (abandoned)
• Glaslyn 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 Parkdale No. 498". 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. "To Incorporate the Organized Hamlet of Indian Point – Golden Sands and the Organized Hamlet of Turtle Lake Lodge as the Resort Village of Turtle View". The Saskatchewan Gazette. May 31, 2019. pp. 1348–1352. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
6. "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

External links

• Official website