Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520

The Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5.

History
The RM of Paddockwood No. 520 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1978.

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


 * Villages
 * Paddockwood


 * Resort villages
 * Candle Lake

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * Northside


 * Localities
 * Forest Gate
 * Foxford
 * Glendale Park
 * Lakeside Beach
 * Minowukaw Beach
 * Telwin
 * Torch Lake
 * Waskateena Beach

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Paddockwood No. 520 had a population of $1,071$ living in $455$ of its $623$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $900$. With a land area of 2450.94 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Paddockwood No. 520 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 2456.56 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

 * Candle Lake Provincial Park
 * Heritage Lake Recreation Site

Government
The RM of Paddockwood No. 520 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Leander (Lance) Fehr while its administrator is Naomi Hrischuk. The RM's office is located in Paddockwood.

Transportation

 * Saskatchewan Highway 2
 * Saskatchewan Highway 120
 * Saskatchewan Highway 265
 * Saskatchewan Highway 791
 * Saskatchewan Highway 926
 * Saskatchewan Highway 970