| Torch River No. 488 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488 |
| 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: | 14 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 4 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Jerry Kindrat |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Torch River No. 488 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | David Yorke |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | White Fox |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 1950 |
| Established Title3: | Name change |
| Established Title4: | Name change |
| Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
| Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
| Area Land Km2: | 5178.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1471 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.3 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 53.405°N -104.329°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 Torch River No. 488 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and Division No. 4. Located in the northeast-central portion of the province, it is north of the Town of Nipawin.
The RM of Torch River No. 488 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1950.[3]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Torch River No. 488 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 5145.75km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Torch River No. 488 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 5178.9km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]
The RM of Torch River No. 488 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 Jerry Kindrat while its administrator is David Yorke.[1] The RM's office is located in White Fox.[1]