Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259

The Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3.

History
The RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

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


 * Towns
 * Eston

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Localities
 * Bickleigh
 * Isham
 * McMorran
 * Penkill
 * Plato, dissolved as a village, March 28, 1995.
 * Richlea, dissolved as a village, December 31, 1958
 * Snipe Lake
 * Totnes
 * Witley

Eston Riverside Regional Park
Eston Riverside Regional Park (50.9639°N, -108.7664°W) is a regional park in the RM of Snipe Lake on the north bank of the South Saskatchewan River, about 21 km south of the town of Eston. Access to the park is from Highway 30.

Eston Riverside Park has a campground, cabins, a golf course, ball diamonds, an outdoor swimming pool, and access to the river. The campground has 48 campsites, 18 of which are full service.

Eston Riverside Golf Course is a 9-hole, grass greens course. The course is a par 36 with two sets of tees, one totally 3,341 yards and the other 2,605 yards. There is a licensed clubhouse, driving range, and putting green.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 had a population of $410$ living in $177$ of its $290$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $396$. With a land area of 1615.91 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1573.8 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Bill Owens while its administrator is Brian Shauf. The RM's office is located in Eston.