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°WCoordinates: 51°45′43″N 103°32′28″W / 51.76194°N 103.54111°W | |
| 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
- Lat 51° 45' 43" N
- Long 103° 32' 28" W
- Time zone (est) UTC-6
External links
- Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- Post Offices and Postmasters - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Saskatoon Gen Web
- Map of Foam Lake No. 276 at Statcan
- ↑ "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ↑ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ↑ "Statistics", Statistics Canada, Government of Canada, 2005, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ↑ "Foam Lake No. 276", Sask biz, Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ↑ (Hotels Association of Saskatchewan 1955, p. 210)
- ↑ "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) - ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ↑ "Foam Lake No. 276, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "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