| Lake Alma No. 8 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Lake Alma No. 8 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Image Map1: | SK RM 8 Lake Alma.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Map Caption1: | Location of the RM of Lake Alma No. 8 in Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 2 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 2 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Name5: | Souris—Moose Mountain |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Subdivision Name6: | Weyburn-Big Muddy |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Rodney Robinson |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Lake Alma No. 8 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Myrna Lohse |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Lake Alma |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | May 5, 1913 |
| Established Title3: | Name change |
| Established Title4: | Name change |
| Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
| Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
| Area Land Km2: | 822.47 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 242 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.3 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 49.126°N -104.194°W[2] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0C 1M0 |
| Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
| Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
| Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Lake Alma No. 8 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and Division No. 2. Located in the southeast portion of the province, it is adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Sheridan County in Montana and Divide County in North Dakota.
The RM of Lake Alma No. 8 incorporated as a rural municipality on May 5, 1913.[3]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Sandoff Lake SK 015 is an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada[6] located in the RM of Lake Alma, about south of the village of Lake Alma. The IBA site encompasses Sandoff Lake[7] and the surrounding shoreline totalling . Sandoff Lake is an endorheic, salt lake with an irregularly shaped shoreline with multiple small islands. The lake has a significant population of piping plovers and, as such, the eastern two-thirds of the north shore is designated as a critical piping plover habitat. This designation protects the lake from development below the high water mark.[8]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Lake Alma No. 8 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 785.5km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Lake Alma No. 8 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 822.47km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[10]
The RM of Lake Alma No. 8 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is Rodney Robinson while its administrator is Myrna Lohse.[1] The RM's office is located in Lake Alma.[1]