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The Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189 (2016 population: 1,938) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the south-east portion of the province.

Lumsden No. 189
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189
Location of the RM of Lumsden No. 189 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.756°N 104.803°W / 50.756; -104.803[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	6
SARM division	2
Formed[2]	December 9, 1912
Government [3]
• Reeve	Kent Farago
• Governing body	RM of Lumsden No. 189 Council
• Administrator	Monica Merkosky
• Office location	Lumsden
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	817.13 km2 (315.50 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	1,938
• Density	2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Lumsden No. 189 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912.[2] It is named after Hugh D. Lumsden who was the chief surveyor on the project in 1887 to take the railroad from Regina to Prince Albert.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Lumsden
• Regina Beach

Villages

• Buena Vista
• Craven
• Disley

Resort villages

• Lumsden Beach

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets[5]

• Deer Valley

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 6
• Saskatchewan Highway 11
• Saskatchewan Highway 20
• Saskatchewan Highway 54
• Saskatchewan Highway 99
• Saskatchewan Highway 641
• Saskatchewan Highway 729
• Saskatchewan Highway 734
• Regina Beach Airport

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Lumsden No. 189 had a population of 1,968 living in 742 of its 826 total private dwellings, a change of 1.5% from its 2016 population of 1,938. With a land area of 816.17 km² (315.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km² (6.2/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Lumsden No. 189 recorded a population of 1,938 living in 712 of its 774 total private dwellings, a 9.4% change from its 2011 population of 1,772. With a land area of 817.13 km² (315.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km² (6.1/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

The RM of Lumsden No. 189 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second and fourth Thursday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Kent Farago while its administrator is Monica Merkosky.[3] The RM's office is located in Lumsden.[3]

References

External links

• Official website

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