title: Echo Bay, Saskatchewan
text: # Echo Bay, Saskatchewan
  
  Echo Bay (2016 population: 40) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16. It is on the shores of Big Shell Lake in the Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496.
  
  ## History
  
  Echo Bay incorporated as a resort village on August 1, 1982.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Echo Bay had a population of 68 living in 40 of its 145 total private dwellings, a change of 70% from its 2016 population of 40. With a land area of 0.74 $km^2$ (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of $91.9/km^2$ (238.0/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Echo Bay recorded a population of 40 living in 20 of its 143 total private dwellings, a 5.3% change from its 2011 population of 38. With a land area of 0.8 $km^2$ (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of $50.0/km^2$ (129.5/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  ## Government
  
  The Resort Village of Echo Bay is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Saturday of every month. The mayor is Joe Tindall and its administrator is Tara Bueckert.
  
  