Foam Lake No. 276, Saskatchewan
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This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Foam Lake, Saskatchewan
Foam Lake, Saskatchewan
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Foam Lake No. 276, Saskatchewan, is a rural municipality
Rural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 of 598 rural residents (2006 census) in the east central part of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada
Canada
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. The RM was incorporated December 19, 1909. Other localities in the area include Foam Lake
Foam Lake, Saskatchewan
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, Kylemore
Kylemore, Saskatchewan
Kylemore is an organized hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located 12 km east of Wadena, and approximately 250 km east of Saskatoon. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 37 in the Canada 2006 Census....

, Tuffnell
Tuffnell, Saskatchewan
Tuffnell is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 10 in the Canada 2006 Census....

 and West Bend
West Bend, Saskatchewan
West Bend is a hamlet in Saskatchewan....

. Foam Lake No. 276 rural municipality
Rural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 had the second highest population density in 1955 for the province following a recent amalgamation of RM's. Foam Lake rural municipality No. 306 and Beaver No. 276 dissolved on December 31, 1952 becoming Foam Lake No. 276.

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.

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  • Lat 51° 45' 43" N
  • Long 103° 32' 28" W
  • Time zone (est) UTC-6
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