Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale No. 426

The Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale No. 426 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4.

History
The RM of Bjorkdale No. 426 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

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


 * Villages
 * Bjorkdale
 * Mistatim

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * Barrier Ford
 * Chelan


 * Localities
 * Crooked River
 * Marean Lake Resort
 * Merle
 * Orley
 * Peesane
 * Pre-Ste-Marie
 * Steen

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Bjorkdale No. 426 had a population of $906$ living in $437$ of its $1,009$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $851$. With a land area of 1438.66 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Bjorkdale No. 426 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1460.5 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Bjorkdale No. 426 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 Glen Clarke while its administrator is Cherie Hudon. The RM's office is located in Bjorkdale.