| Snipe Lake No. 259 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Image Map1: | SK RM 259 Snipe Lake.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Map Caption1: | Location of the RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 in Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 8 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 3 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Bill Owens |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Brian Shauf |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Eston |
| 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: | 1573.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 396 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.3 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 51.011°N -108.717°W[2] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0L 1A0 |
| Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
| Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
| Blank Info: | Highway 30 Highway 44 Highway 639 Highway 658 Highway 752 |
| Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
| Blank1 Info: | Canadian National Railway |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and Division No. 3.
The RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[3]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Eston Riverside Regional Park [4] is a regional park in the RM of Snipe Lake[5] on the north bank of the South Saskatchewan River, about south of the town of Eston. Access to the park is from Highway 30.
Eston Riverside Park has a campground, cabins, a golf course, ball diamonds, an outdoor swimming pool, and access to the river. The campground has 48 campsites, 18 of which are full service.[6]
Eston Riverside Golf Course is a 9-hole, grass greens course. The course is a par 36 with two sets of tees, one totally 3,341 yards and the other 2,605 yards. There is a licensed clubhouse, driving range, and putting green.[7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1615.91km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1573.8km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[9]
The RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 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 Bill Owens while its administrator is Brian Shauf.[1] The RM's office is located in Eston.[1]