The Rural Municipality of Milden No. 286 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and Division No. 5.
History The RM of Milden No. 286 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.
Geography There are two lakes within the RM – Barber Lake and Milden Lake. Barber Lake and its outflow, Macdonald Creek, are within the Barber Lake (SK 050) Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada. The IBA covers an area of and is an important habitat to several bird species, including the canvasback, Ross's goose, lesser scaup, eared grebe, American coot, dowitcher, Wilson's phalarope, ferruginous hawk, long-billed curlew, upland sandpiper, and the chestnut-collared longspur.
Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Villages Dinsmore Milden Wiseton
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Milden No. 286 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 Milden No. 286 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.
Attractions Milden Lake Milden Community Museum Yester Years Community Museum
Government The RM of Milden No. 286 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Grant Thomson while its administrator is Denise Ward. The RM's office is located in Milden.
Transportation Saskatchewan Highway 15 Saskatchewan Highway 42 Saskatchewan Highway 44 Saskatchewan Highway 655
See also List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
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