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

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(RM) in the

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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

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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 Canwood No. 494, Saskatchewan, to the southwest by Leask No. 464, Saskatchewan, to the south by Duck Lake No. 463, Saskatchewan, 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 urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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

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s * Crutwell *

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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

Transportation

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/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

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* Highway 4—serves

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changes name to

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* Highway 240—serves

* Highway 40—intersects

References

{{Authority control * Shellbrook Division No. 16, Saskatchewan