Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488

The Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4. Located in the northeast-central portion of the province, it is north of the Town of Nipawin.

History
The RM of Torch River No. 488 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1950.

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


 * Towns
 * Choiceland


 * Villages
 * Love
 * Smeaton
 * White Fox

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Organized hamlets
 * Garrick
 * Snowden


 * Localities
 * Carroll Cove
 * Cherry Ridge
 * Claytonville
 * Pruden's Point
 * Shipman
 * Torch River

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Torch River No. 488 had a population of $1,219$ living in $543$ of its $663$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $1,471$. With a land area of 5145.75 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Torch River No. 488 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 5178.9 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Torch River No. 488 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Jerry Kindrat while its administrator is David Yorke. The RM's office is located in White Fox.

Transportation

 * Highway 35—serves White Fox
 * Highway 55—serves White Fox, Garrick, Choiceland, Smeaton and Shipman
 * Highway 6—serves Choiceland
 * Highway 691—serves Snowden
 * Highway 106—serves Smeaton
 * Highway 790 --