Leask No. 464 | |
Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Leask No. 464 |
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: | 16 |
Subdivision Type4: | division |
Subdivision Name4: | 5 |
Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Reeve |
Leader Name: | Len Cantin |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | RM of Leask No. 464 Council |
Leader Title2: | Administrator |
Leader Name2: | Judy Douglas |
Leader Title3: | Office location |
Leader Name3: | Leask |
Established Title: | Formed |
Established Title2: | Formed |
Established Date2: | December 9, 1912 |
Established Title3: | Name change |
Established Title4: | Name change |
Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
Area Land Km2: | 1257.36 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 686 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.5 |
Timezone: | CST |
Timezone Dst: | CST |
Coordinates: | 53.018°N -106.813°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 Leask No. 464 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and Division No. 5. It is located west of the city of Prince Albert.
The RM of Leask No. 464 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912.[3]
The RM of Leask No. 464 is adjacent to the RMs of Duck Lake No. 463 to the east, Shellbrook No. 493 to the northeast, Blaine Lake No. 434 to the south, Redberry No. 435 to the southwest, and Spiritwood No. 496 to the west.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Mistawasis 103 and several separate reserves of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation are also surrounded by the RM.
Martins Lake Regional Park [5] is in the RM of Leask on eastern shore of Martins Lake and adjacent to Muskeg Lake 102M Indian reserve. The regional park has a campground, golf course, sandy beach, picnic area, restaurant, and boat launch. The lake is in size and deep and has a population of walleye and northern pike.[6] The campground has over 140 campsites—about half of which are seasonal only—with modern washrooms, showers, and electric hook ups.[7]
Martin's Lake Regional Park Golf Club is a 9-hole golf course with artificial greens, 3,007 yards, and par 36. There is also a licensed clubhouse and rentals.[8] [9]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Leask No. 464 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1195.54km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[10]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Leask No. 464 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1257.36km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[11]
The RM of Leask No. 464 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is Len Cantin while its administrator is Judy Douglas.[1] The RM's office is located in Leask.[1]