The Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 2. It is located in the south-east portion of the province.
History
The RM of Lumsden No. 189 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912. It is named after Hugh D. Lumsden who was the chief surveyor on the project in 1887 to take the railroad from Regina to Prince Albert.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Towns
Lumsden
Regina Beach
Villages
Buena Vista
Craven
Disley
Resort villages
Lumsden Beach
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
Organized hamlets
Deer Valley
Transportation
Saskatchewan Highway 6
Saskatchewan Highway 11
Saskatchewan Highway 20
Saskatchewan Highway 54
Saskatchewan Highway 99
Saskatchewan Highway 641
Saskatchewan Highway 729
Saskatchewan Highway 734
Regina Beach Airport
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Lumsden No. 189 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 Lumsden No. 189 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 Lumsden No. 189 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Kent Farago while its administrator is Monica Merkosky. The RM's office is located in Lumsden.