Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561

The Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and SARM Division No. 6.

History
The RM of Loon Lake No. 561 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1978.

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


 * Villages
 * Loon Lake
 * Makwa

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * Little Fishing Lake


 * Localities
 * Barthel
 * Flat Valley
 * Golden Ridge
 * Horse Head
 * Morin Creek
 * Mudie Lake
 * Murphy Lake
 * Peck Lake
 * Peerless
 * Whelan

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Loon Lake No. 561 had a population of $836$ living in $350$ of its $697$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $756$. With a land area of 3148.06 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Loon Lake No. 561 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 2805.1 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

 * Bronson Provincial Forest
 * Bronson Forest Provincial Recreation Site
 * Fowler Lake Recreation Site
 * Steele Narrows Provincial Park
 * Big Bear Trail Museum

Government
The RM of Loon Lake No. 561 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Greg Cardinal while its administrator is Erin Simpson. The RM's office is located in Loon Lake.

Transportation

 * Saskatchewan Highway 21
 * Saskatchewan Highway 26
 * Saskatchewan Highway 55
 * Saskatchewan Highway 304
 * Saskatchewan Highway 699
 * Loon Lake Airport