Rural Municipality of Foam Lake No. 276

Foam Lake No. 276, Saskatchewan

Location of Foam Lake No. 276, in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 51°45′43″N 103°32′28″W / 51.76194°N 103.54111°W / 51.76194; -103.54111Coordinates: 51°45′43″N 103°32′28″W / 51.76194°N 103.54111°W / 51.76194; -103.54111
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality December 19, 1909
Area
  Total 1,345.91 km2 (519.66 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 598
Time zone UTC (UTC-6)

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Foam Lake, Saskatchewan

Foam Lake No. 276, Saskatchewan, is a rural municipality of 598 rural residents (2006 census) in the east central part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 19, 1909.[1] Other localities in the area include Foam Lake, Kylemore, Tuffnell and West Bend.[2][3][4] Foam Lake No. 276 rural municipality had the second highest population density in 1955 for the province[5] following a recent amalgamation of RM's. Foam Lake rural municipality No. 306 and Beaver No. 276 dissolved on December 31, 1952 becoming Foam Lake No. 276.[6]

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.

Statistics

Canada census – Rural Municipality of Foam Lake No. 276 community profile
2006 2001
Population: 598 (-14.3% from 2001) 698 (- 17.1% from 1996)
Land area: 1,345.91 km2 (519.66 sq mi) 1,348.61 km2 (520.70 sq mi)
Population density: 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Median age: 49.9 (M: 50.8, F: 49.4) 45.6 (M: 46.6, F: 44.3)
Total private dwellings: 417 386
Median household income: $27,773 $26,857
References: 2006[7] 2001[8]

Area statistics

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  2. Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2008-03-28
  3. "Statistics", Statistics Canada, Government of Canada, 2005, retrieved 2008-03-28
  4. "Foam Lake No. 276", Sask biz, Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved 2008-03-28
  5. (Hotels Association of Saskatchewan 1955, p. 210)
  6. "Rural Municipality (RM) Boundary Changes". Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Government of Saskatchewan. vis. Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-02-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  9. "Foam Lake No. 276, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  10. "MRD Rural Municipality (RM) Boundary maps", Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2008-03-28


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