District of Lakeland No. 521

The District of Lakeland No. 521 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5.

History
The RM of Lakeland No. 521 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on August 1, 1977. Its name was changed to the District of Lakeland No. 521 on June 1, 2011.

Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.


 * Villages
 * Christopher Lake

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * Elk Ridge


 * Localities
 * Anglin Lake
 * Clearsand Beach
 * Emma Lake
 * Guise Beach
 * McIntosh Point
 * McPhail Cove
 * McPhee Lake
 * Murray Point
 * Neis Beach
 * Okema Beach
 * Sunnyside Beach
 * Tweedsmuir

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the District of Lakeland No. 521 had a population of $1,300$ living in $604$ of its $1,859$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $915$. With a land area of 488.65 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the District of Lakeland No. 521 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 493.44 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The District of Lakeland No. 521 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Walter Plessl while its administrator is Tammy Knuttila. The RM's office is located in Christopher Lake.

Transportation

 * Saskatchewan Highway 2
 * Saskatchewan Highway 263
 * Saskatchewan Highway 952
 * Saskatchewan Highway 953