Rural Municipality of Coteau No. 255

The Rural Municipality of Coteau No. 255 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and SARM Division No. 3.

History
The RM of Coteau No. 255 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.

Geography
The RM's eastern boundary runs along the shore of Lake Diefenbaker.

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


 * Resort villages
 * Coteau Beach

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * Hitchcock Bay


 * Localities
 * Birsay
 * Dunblane
 * Lyons
 * Tichfield Junction
 * Tullis

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Coteau No. 255 had a population of $401$ living in $183$ of its $381$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $475$. With a land area of 895.72 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Coteau No. 255 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 899.27 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

 * Gardiner Dam
 * Lucky Lake Heritage Marsh
 * Hitchcock's Hideaway Archaeological Field School
 * Hitchcock Cabin
 * Elbow Harbour Provincial Recreation Site
 * Elbow Museum / Mistusinne Cairns

Government
The RM of Coteau No. 255 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 Clayton Ylioja while its administrator is Lindsay Hargrave. The RM's office is located in Birsay.

Transportation

 * Saskatchewan Highway 44
 * Saskatchewan Highway 45
 * Saskatchewan Highway 373
 * Saskatchewan Highway 646
 * Big Sky Rail (AGT Foods)
 * Lucky Lake Airport