The Rural Municipality of Shellbrook No. 493 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...

within Census Division No. 16 and Division No. 5. It is located in the north-central portion of the province west of the City of Prince Albert.

History

The RM of Rozilee No. 493 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. Its name was changed to the RM of Shellbrook No. 493 on October 20, 1923.

Geography

The boundaries of the municipality extend north by

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, to the west by

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, to the southwest by

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, to the south by

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, to the east by

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, and to the northeast by

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. There are several

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s bordering it on the northeast, between it and Paddockwood.

Communities and localities

The following

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are surrounded by the RM. ;

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* Shellbrook The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

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s * Crutwell * Holbein

Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Shellbrook No. 493 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 Shellbrook No. 493 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 Shellbrook No. 493 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday of every month. The

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of the RM is Doug Oleksyn while its administrator is Hugh Otterson. The RM's office is located in Shellbrook.

Transportation

;RailCanadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
/ref> *Big River Branch C.N.R—serves Prince Albert, Shellbrook, Clonfert, Canwood, Polwarth *Blaine Lake Branch C.N.R—serves Prince Albert, Buckland, Crutwell, Holbein, Shellbrook, Parkside, Kilwinning ;Roads * Highway 693—intersects

Highway 3 The following highways are numbered 3, H-3, PRI-3, AH3, E03 and R3. For roads numbered A3, see A3 roads. For roads numbered M3, see M3. For roads numbered N3, see N3. For roads numbered 3A, see 3A. International * Asian Highway 3 * Europ ...

Highway 4 Route 4, or Highway 4, may refer to several highways in the following countries: International * Asian Highway 4 * European route E04 * European route E004 * Cairo – Cape Town Highway Albania * SH-4 road in Albania from Durres to Kakavi ...

—serves

Shellbrook, Saskatchewan Shellbrook is a rural community in Saskatchewan, Canada located west of Prince Albert. The population of the town was 1,433 in 2011. Highways 3, 40, and 55 provide access to the community. Approximately 50 businesses provide a wide range of ...

changes name to

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* Highway 240—serves

* Highway 40—intersects

References

{{SKDivision16 * Shellbrook Division No. 16, Saskatchewan