Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466

The Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 (2016 population: 319) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and SARM Division No. 6.

Meeting Lake No. 466
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466
Location of the RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 53°00′32″N 107°19′26″W / 53.009°N 107.324°W / 53.009; -107.324^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	16
SARM division	6
Formed^[2]	January 1, 1913
Government ^[3]
• Reeve	Randy Aumack
• Governing body	RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 Council
• Administrator	Janelle Lavallee
• Office location	Mayfair
Area  (2016)^[4]
• Land	1,066.74 km^2 (411.87 sq mi)
Population  (2016)^[4]
• Total	319
• Density	0.3/km^2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

• Mayfair
• Mullingar

Localities

• Crescent Beach
• Green Canyon
• Lorenzo
• Meeting Lake
• Oscar Lake
• Ravenhead
• Sand Beach
• Shady Bay

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	807	—
1986	715	−11.4%
1991	696	−2.7%
1996	508	−27.0%
2001	453	−10.8%
2006	429	−5.3%
2011	376	−12.4%
2016	319	−15.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 had a population of 335 living in 152 of its 223 total private dwellings, a change of 5% from its 2016 population of 319. With a land area of 1,043.34 km² (402.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 recorded a population of 319 living in 138 of its 220 total private dwellings, a -15.2% change from its 2011 population of 376. With a land area of 1,066.74 km² (411.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Government

The RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 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 Randy Aumack while its administrator is Janelle Lavallee.^[3] The RM's office is located in Mayfair.^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 324
• Saskatchewan Highway 376
• Saskatchewan Highway 686

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. . Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: RM of Meeting Lake No. 466". 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. (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.