Rural Municipality of Milden No. 286

The Rural Municipality of Milden No. 286 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and SARM Division No. 5.

History
The RM of Milden No. 286 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.

Geography
There are two lakes within the RM – Barber Lake and Milden Lake. Barber Lake and its outflow, Macdonald Creek, are within the Barber Lake (SK 050) Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada. The IBA covers an area of 56.51 km2 and is an important habitat to several bird species, including the canvasback, Ross's goose, lesser scaup, eared grebe, American coot, dowitcher, Wilson's phalarope, ferruginous hawk, long-billed curlew, upland sandpiper, and the chestnut-collared longspur.

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


 * Villages
 * Dinsmore
 * Milden
 * Wiseton

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Milden No. 286 had a population of $280$ living in $75$ of its $97$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $327$. With a land area of 732.95 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Milden No. 286 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 735.29 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

 * Milden Lake
 * Milden Community Museum
 * Yester Years Community Museum

Government
The RM of Milden No. 286 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 Grant Thomson while its administrator is Denise Ward. The RM's office is located in Milden.

Transportation

 * Saskatchewan Highway 15
 * Saskatchewan Highway 42
 * Saskatchewan Highway 44
 * Saskatchewan Highway 655