Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588

The Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588 (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 Meadow Lake No. 588 incorporated as a rural municipality on February 1, 1976.

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


 * Cities
 * Meadow Lake


 * Villages
 * Dorintosh

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * South Waterhen Lake

The RM also surrounds several First Nations Indian reserves (Eagles Lake 165C, Flying Dust First Nation No. 105, Meadow Lake 105A, Thunderchild First Nation 115D, and Waterhen 130).

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 had a population of $2,553$ living in $988$ of its $1,215$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $2,476$. With a land area of 6231.27 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 6306.17 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 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 Timothy McKay while its administrator is Gina Bernier. The RM's office is located in Meadow Lake.

Attractions

 * Meadow Lake Provincial Park – the largest provincial park in Saskatchewan encompassing over 1600 km2
 * Saint Cyr Hills Trails Recreation Site (54.2044°N, -108.1698°W) – a year-round provincial recreation site centred around Ski Lodge Lake. The park, which is maintained by St. Cyr Trails Club, has hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and cross country ski trails. Access is from Island Hill Rd, which is off Highway 55.
 * Beaver River Recreation Site – a small park along Highway 4 with access to Beaver River
 * Island Lake Recreation Site – a campground at Island Lake
 * Nesset Lake Recreation Site – protected land at Nesset Lake