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 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.
Geography 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 living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , 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 change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , 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 Monday 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 --
See also List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
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