| Buckland No. 491 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Buckland No. 491 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Mapsize: | 200 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 15 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 5 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Don Fyrk |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Buckland No. 491 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Cori Sarginson |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Prince Albert |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | December 11, 1911 |
| Established Title3: | Name change |
| Established Title4: | Name change |
| Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
| Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
| Area Land Km2: | 791.69 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 3375 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4.3 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 53.303°N -105.85°W[2] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
| Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
| Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Buckland No. 491 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and Division No. 5. It is located near the City of Prince Albert.
The RM of Buckland No. 491 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[3]
Rural municipalities that neighbour the RM of Buckland No. 491 include the RM of Shellbrook No. 493 to the west, the RM of Paddockwood No. 520 to the north, the RM of Garden River No. 490 to the east, and the RM of Prince Albert No. 461 to the south.
The following communities are located within the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Buckland No. 491 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 787.35km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Buckland No. 491 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 791.69km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]
The RM of Buckland No. 491 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is Don Fyrk while its administrator is Cori Sarginson.[1] The RM's office is located in Prince Albert.[1]