Rural Municipality of Duck Lake No. 463

See also: Duck Lake (disambiguation)

The Rural Municipality of Duck Lake No. 463 (2016 population: 1,004) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5.

Duck Lake No. 463
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Duck Lake No. 463
Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre in Duck Lake
Duck Lake Macdowall Leckford Lily Plain Titanic
Location of the RM of Duck Lake No. 463 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52.911°N 106.270°W / 52.911; -106.270[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	15
SARM division	5
Formed[2]	January 1, 1913
Government [3]
• Reeve	Remi Martin
• Governing body	RM of Duck Lake No. 463 Council
• Administrator	Karen Baynton
• Office location	Duck Lake
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	1,046.93 km2 (404.22 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	1,004
• Density	1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area codes	306 and 639

History

The RM of Duck Lake No. 463 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Duck Lake

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

• MacDowall

Localities

• Lily Plain
• Titanic
• Wingard

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	1,063	—
1986	945	−11.1%
1991	982	+3.9%
1996	953	−3.0%
2001	945	−0.8%
2006	776	−17.9%
2011	867	+11.7%
2016	1,004	+15.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Duck Lake No. 463 had a population of 1,010 living in 384 of its 450 total private dwellings, a change of 5.8% from its 2016 population of 955. With a land area of 1,034.52 km² (399.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km² (2.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Duck Lake No. 463 recorded a population of 1,004 living in 372 of its 395 total private dwellings, a 18.7% change from its 2011 population of 846. With a land area of 1,046.93 km² (404.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km² (2.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Attractions

The following attractions are located within this RM and surrounding area.

• North-West Rebellion
• Battle of Duck Lake
• Nisbet Trails
• St. Louis Ghost Train
• South Branch House Provincial Historic Site
• Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre
• Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine
• Batoche National Historic Site
• Valley Regional Park (Rosthern)
• Mennonite Heritage Village
• Seager Wheeler Farm Historic Site
• Nisbet Provincial Forest
• Frog Lake Massacre
• St. Laurent Ferry
• Wingard Ferry

Government

The RM of Duck Lake No. 463 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 Remi Martin while its administrator is Karen Baynton.^[3] The RM's office is located in Duck Lake.^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 11
• Saskatchewan Highway 212
• Saskatchewan Highway 302
• Saskatchewan Highway 782
• Saskatchewan Highway 783
• CTW Railway
• St. Laurent Ferry
• Wingard Ferry

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan