Rural Municipality of Garden River No. 490

The Rural Municipality of Garden River No. 490 (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 Russia No. 490 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. Its name was changed to the RM of Garden River No. 490 on March 24, 1928.

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


 * Villages
 * Albertville
 * Meath Park
 * Weirdale

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Garden River No. 490 had a population of $647$ living in $259$ of its $295$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $671$. With a land area of 656.6 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Garden River No. 490 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 662.9 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Garden River No. 490 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Ryan Scragg while its administrator is Rebecca Matthews. The RM's office is located in Meath Park.

Transportation

 * Roads
 * Highway 355—runs east/west starting at Meath Park and continues across Highway 2 then ends at Sturgeon Lake. serves Albertville, and Meath Park within the RM of Garden River No. 490
 * Highway 55—a mainly north south section north of Meath Park
 * Highway 120—a mainly north south section south of Meath Park