Rural Municipality of Paynton No. 470

The Rural Municipality of Paynton No. 470 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and SARM Division No. 6. It is located in the northwest-central portion of the province.

History
The RM of Paynton No. 470 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

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


 * Villages
 * Paynton

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Localities
 * Bresaylor

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Paynton No. 470 had a population of $238$ living in $104$ of its $127$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $255$. With a land area of 588.62 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Paynton No. 470 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 593.95 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Paynton No. 470 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 Kevin Garrett while its administrator is Michelle Buechler. The RM's office is located in Paynton.