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Shellbrook No. 493 Saskatchewan Information

The Rural Municipality of Shellbrook No. 493 (2016 population: 1,587) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the north-central portion of the province west of the city of Prince Albert. _x000D_ The RM of Rozilee No. 493 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. Its name was changed to the RM of Shellbrook No. 493 on October 20, 1923. _x000D_ The boundaries of the municipality extend north by Prince Albert National Park, to the west by Canwood No. 494, Saskatchewan, to the southwest by Leask No. 464, Saskatchewan, to the south by Duck Lake No. 463, Saskatchewan, to the east by Buckland No. 491, Saskatchewan, and to the northeast by Paddockwood No. 520, Saskatchewan. There are several First Nations Indian reserves bordering it on the northeast, between it and Paddockwood. _x000D_ The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. _x000D_ The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Shellbrook No. 493 had a population of 1,581 living in 613 of its 767 total private dwellings, a change of -0.4% from its 2016 population of 1,587. With a land area of 1,213.96 km2 (468.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Shellbrook No. 493 recorded a population of 1,587 living in 601 of its 764 total private dwellings, a 3.5% change from its 2011 population of 1,533. With a land area of 1,235.75 km2 (477.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ The RM of Shellbrook No. 493 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Doug Oleksyn while its administrator is Hugh Otterson. The RM’s office is located in Shellbrook. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Shellbrook_No._493