Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499


The Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Mervin No. 499 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. It absorbed the RM of Greenfield No. 529. The RM of Greenfield No. 529 was originally named the RM of Bright Sand No. 529 prior to February 2, 1926.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
;Towns
;Villages
;Resort villages
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Organized hamlets
;Localities
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Mervin No. 499 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.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Mervin No. 499 recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Government

The RM of Mervin No. 499 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Tom Brown while its administrator is L. Ryan Domotor. The RM's office is located in Turtleford.

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