Nestled along the shores of Tobin Lake in northeastern Saskatchewan, this small resort village sits roughly 34 kilometres northeast of Nipawin, within the Rural Municipality of Moose Range No. 486. Visitors reach it via Highway 255, a route that branches off Highway 55 and leads directly to the community at road’s end. The village falls within Census Division No. 14 and has been a formally incorporated resort village since August 1, 1973.
Though small in permanent population, Tobin Lake has shown notable growth in recent years. The 2016 census recorded 89 residents occupying 40 of 142 private dwellings across a land area of 1.81 square kilometres. By the 2021 census, the population had climbed to 139 people living in 72 of 186 total private dwellings – a remarkable increase of 56.2% over five years. That growth pushed the population density to approximately 60.7 people per square kilometre across an expanded land area of 2.29 square kilometres. The village is governed by an elected municipal council, led by Mayor Darren Opp, and an appointed Administrator, Nathalie Hipkins, with council meetings held on the second Tuesday of each month.