title: Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622
text: # Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622
  
  The Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622 (2016 population: 1,216) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and SARM Division No. 6. It is located in the northwest-central portion of the province. The RM of Beaver River No. 622 is the highest numbered rural municipality in Saskatchewan.
  
  ## History
  
  The RM of Beaver River No. 622 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1978.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Communities and localities
  
  The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
  
  **Villages**
  
  * Goodsoil
  * Pierceland
  
  The Big Island Lake Cree Territory is within the RM, as is the Ministikwan 161A First Nations Indian reserves and Thunderchild First Nation territories.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Beaver River No. 622 had a population of 1,277 living in 496 of its 894 total private dwellings, a change of 5% from its 2016 population of 1,216. With a land area of 2,356.32 $km^2$ (909.78 sq mi), it had a population density of $0.5/km^2$ (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Beaver River No. 622 recorded a population of 1,216 living in 441 of its 841 total private dwellings, a 19.6% change from its 2011 population of 1,017. With a land area of 2,370.09 $km^2$ (915.10 sq mi), it had a population density of $0.5/km^2$ (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  ## Government
  
  The RM of Beaver River No. 622 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Kevin Turchyn while its administrator is Sharon Stacey. The RM's office is located in Pierceland.
  
  