Lipton No. 217 is a rural municipality

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 encompassing 813.69 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains it's office in Lipton, Saskatchewan

Lipton, Saskatchewan

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 . The rural municipality in conjunction with the provincial government is in charge of maintenance of highways in its area. As well, the municipality provides policing, fire protection and municipal governance for the rural district, with a reeve as its administrator.

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Heritage Properties

There are three historical site located within the rural municipality:

• Hayward School - Constructed in 1904 - 1952, the site contains a one room school house and barns.
• Lipton Jewish Cemetery - Established in 1902, the cemetery is the resting place for early Jewish immigrants. Jewish Cemetery
• Tomecko House - Constructed in 1917-18, by Mr. Stevens, the house served as a gathering place for dances after harvest.