Thode, Saskatchewan

Thode (2016 population: ) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11. It is on the shores of Blackstrap Lake in the Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314. It is east of the town of Dundurn.

History
Thode incorporated as a resort village on January 1, 1981.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thode had a population of $163$ living in $76$ of its $107$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $157$. With a land area of 0.72 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Thode recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 0.73 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Sports and recreation
Thode is located on the western shore of Blackstrap Lake and has access to all the amenities of the lake, such as boating, fishing, swimming. Directly across the lake from Thode is Blackstrap Provincial Park, which features Mount Blackstrap, camping, hiking, picnicking, and various water activities. Also the lake across from Thode on the north-eastern shore is Lakeside Golf Resort, which opened June 1, 2021. Lakeside Golf Resort is directly across from Shields.

Government
The Resort Village of Thode is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Thursday of every month. The mayor is Alan Thomarat and its administrator is Jessie Williams.