Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498

The Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498 (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 Parkdale No. 498 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

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


 * Villages
 * Glaslyn


 * Resort villages
 * Turtle View (incorporated on January 1, 2020 through the amalgamation of the organized hamlets of Turtle Lake Lodge and Indian Point – Golden Sands)

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * Fairholme


 * Localities
 * Evergreen Acres
 * Helen Lake
 * Longhope
 * Midnight Lake
 * Minnehaha
 * Park Bluff
 * Robinhood
 * Speedwell

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Parkdale No. 498 had a population of $725$ living in $311$ of its $734$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $621$. With a land area of 1375.62 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Parkdale No. 498 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1388.9 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

 * Little Loon Lake
 * Little Loon Lake Regional Park
 * Turtle Lake
 * Turtle Lake Recreation Site
 * Helene Lake Recreation Site

Government
The RM of Parkdale No. 498 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 Daniel Hicks while its administrator is Ashela McCullough. The RM's office is located in Glaslyn.

Transportation

 * Saskatchewan Highway 3
 * Saskatchewan Highway 4
 * Saskatchewan Highway 794
 * Canadian Pacific Railway (abandoned)
 * Glaslyn Airport