Snipe Lake No. 259 is a rural municipality in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province 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....

, located in the Census Division 12

Division No. 12, Saskatchewan

Division No. 12, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the west-central part of the province. The most populous community in this division is Battleford....

 The population was 427 at the 2006 Census. The seat of the municipality is located in the Town of Eston

Eston, Saskatchewan

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Demographics

In 2006, the 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 a population of 427 in 323 dwellings, a -18.5% decrease from 2001. On a surface of 1,573.80 km² it has a density of 0.3 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipality:

Towns

• Eston
  Eston, Saskatchewan
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  , seat of municipality

Hamlets

• Isham
  Isham, Saskatchewan
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• Richlea
• Snipe Lake
• Witley

Climate

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