Rural Municipality of Blaine Lake No. 434

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The RM of Blaine Lake No. 434 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha |title=Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical) | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421074230/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha | archive-date=April 21, 2011}}

The story of Sgt John Wilson: One of Canada's most sensational murders took place close to Blaine Lake in 1917. The only Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer ever to be hanged for murder, Sgt John Wilson killed his wife, Polly Wilson, and his unborn child, to marry Jessie Patterson of Blaine Lake. They wed two days after his wife's murder. Polly Wilson had travelled to Canada from Scotland, leaving behind two children, and was pregnant with a third when she was killed. Her body was discovered in a culvert near Waldheim.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

;Towns

• Blaine Lake

;Villages

• Marcelin

The Blaine Lakes (SK 082) Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada covers the saline Blain Lakes{{cite web |title=Blaine Lakes |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAECB|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=29 May 2023}} and an area of {{cvt|130.51|km2}}. The Blaine Lakes consist of two bodies of water that are mostly within the RM of Blaine Lake. The western end of the southern lake is in the neighbouring RM of Redberry No. 435. The nearest communities are Blaine Lake and Krydor and access is from Highway 40. The lakes are shallow and depend on run off from intermittent creeks. During dry years, water levels drop significantly and extensive mudflats form. The IBA is important habitat for birds such as the rusty blackbird, sanderling, and whooping crane.{{cite web |title=Blaine Lakes |url=https://www.ibacanada.ca/site.jsp?siteID=SK084 |website=IBA Canada |publisher=Birds Canada |access-date=30 May 2023}}

Petrofka Recreation Site ({{Coord|52.6578|-106.8586|display=inline}}){{cite web |title= Petrofka Recreation Site |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAWFX|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=16 December 2023}} is a small, free provincially owned campground and recreation area on the west bank of the North Saskatchewan River in the RM of Blaine Lake.{{cite web |last1=Kos |first1=Veronica |title=30 Free Places to Camp in Saskatchewan |url=https://www.explore-mag.com/30-Free-Places-to-Camp-in-Saskatchewan |website=Explore |publisher=Explore Magazine |access-date=16 December 2023 |date=2 October 2018}} The park, which is accessed from Highway 12{{cite web |title=Petrofka Recreation Site |url=https://ca.geoview.info/petrofka_recreation_site,6103578 |publisher=Geoview.info |access-date=16 December 2023}} was founded in 1991 and covers an area of 62 acres. It was named after the nearby Doukhobor village of Petrofka. The village was established in 1899 and then abandoned in 1929. There are two historical sites at the park, Petrofka Springs and Petrofka Ferry Historical Monument. The Petrofka Bridge replaced the ferry in 1962, and the springs are a natural spring in the area.{{cite web |last1=Kalmakoff |first1=Jonathon |title=Petrofka Recreation Site |url=https://www.doukhobor.org/pn-detailse2da.html?rec=954 |website=Doukhobor |publisher=Doukhobor Genealogy Website |access-date=16 December 2023}}

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| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020}}

|1981|527

|1986|483

|1991|423

|1996|374

|2001|325

|2006|302

|2011|288

|2016|291

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Blaine Lake No. 434 had a population of {{val|301|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|130|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|142|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:301-281}}|281|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|281|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|771.86|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|301|771.86|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 13, 2022}}

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Blaine Lake No. 434 recorded a population of {{nts|291}} living in {{nts|114}} of its {{nts|128}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:291-288}}|288|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|288}}. With a land area of {{convert|799.69|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|291|799.69|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 1, 2020}}

The RM of Blaine Lake No. 434 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is William Chalmers while its administrator is Jennifer Gutknecht. The RM's office is located in Blaine Lake.

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