Snipe Lake No. 259, Saskatchewan
Encyclopedia
Snipe Lake No. 259 is a rural municipality in the Canadian
province of Saskatchewan
, located in the Census Division 12
The population was 427 at the 2006 Census. The seat of the municipality is located in the Town of Eston
.
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.
Towns
Hamlets
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 municipalityRural 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
- EstonEston, Saskatchewan-External links:*...
, seat of municipality
Hamlets
- IshamIsham, SaskatchewanIsham is a community in Saskatchewan....
- Richlea
- Snipe Lake
- Witley