Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189

The Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the south-east portion of the province.

History
The RM of Lumsden No. 189 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912. It is named after Hugh D. Lumsden who was the chief surveyor on the project in 1887 to take the railroad from Regina to Prince Albert.

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


 * Towns
 * Lumsden
 * Regina Beach


 * Villages
 * Buena Vista
 * Craven
 * Disley


 * Resort villages
 * Lumsden Beach

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * Deer Valley

Transportation

 * Saskatchewan Highway 6
 * Saskatchewan Highway 11
 * Saskatchewan Highway 20
 * Saskatchewan Highway 54
 * Saskatchewan Highway 99
 * Saskatchewan Highway 641
 * Saskatchewan Highway 729
 * Saskatchewan Highway 734
 * Regina Beach Airport

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Lumsden No. 189 had a population of $1,968$ living in $742$ of its $826$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $1,938$. With a land area of 816.17 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Lumsden No. 189 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 817.13 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Lumsden No. 189 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Kent Farago while its administrator is Monica Merkosky. The RM's office is located in Lumsden.

Hidden Valley Wildlife Refuge
Hidden Valley Wildlife Refuge (50.7167°N, -104.7172°W) is a designated provincial wildlife refuge owned and operated by the charitable Nature Regina. The 130 ha refuge is in the Qu'Appelle Valley on the south side of the Qu'Appelle River near Craven. It is open to the public and access is from Highway 729. The refuge has multiple walking and hiking paths that traverse the wooded hills and coulees of the Qu'Appelle Valley.

Nature Regina originally leased the land in 1945. Nine years later, in 1954, it acquired the land. "The purpose of the Hidden Valley Sanctuary is to preserve and protect wild fauna and flora and the surface itself in a natural form".