Rural Municipality of Medstead No. 497

The Rural Municipality of Medstead No. 497 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and SARM Division No. 6.

History
The RM of Medstead No. 497 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

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


 * Villages
 * Medstead

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Localities
 * Avery
 * Belbutte
 * Birch Lake
 * Cater
 * Glenbush
 * Park Bluff

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Medstead No. 497 had a population of $489$ living in $201$ of its $219$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $508$. With a land area of 1195.14 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Medstead No. 497 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1203.22 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Medstead No. 497 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 Ronald Jesse while its administrator is Christin Egeland. The RM's office is located in Medstead.

Transportation

 * Saskatchewan Highway 3
 * Saskatchewan Highway 794
 * Canadian Pacific Railway (abandoned)