| Kindersley No. 290 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Image Map1: | SK RM 290 Kindersley.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Map Caption1: | Location of the RM of Kindersley No. 290 in Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 13 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 6 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Glen Harrison |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Kindersley No. 290 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Glenda M. Giles |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Kindersley |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | December 12, 1910 |
| Established Title3: | Name change |
| Established Title4: | Name change |
| Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
| Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
| Area Land Km2: | 2112.68 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1049 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.5 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 51.509°N -109.143°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 Kindersley No. 290 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and Division No. 6. It is located in the west-central portion of the province.
The RM of Kindersley No. 290 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.[3]
There are several small lakes and steams in the RM. The Teo Lakes[4] in the Verendrye channel are at the centre the Kindersley-Elma (SK 048) Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada. The IBA covers an area of and is important habitat for birds such as the mallard, green-winged teal, ruddy duck, ferruginous hawk, Swainson's hawk, and the burrowing owl. Over 15,000 geese and 10,000 ducks use the Teo Lakes and surrounding area during the fall migration.[5]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are located in the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Kindersley No. 290 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2164.53km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Kindersley No. 290 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 2112.68km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]
The RM of Kindersley No. 290 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is Lionel Story while its administrator is Glenda M. Giles.[1] The RM's office is located in Kindersley.[1]