Rural Municipality of Cut Knife No. 439

Cut Knife No. 439
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Cut Knife No. 439
Location of the RM of Cut Knife No. 439 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°51′40″N108°57′11″W / 52.861°N 108.953°W / 52.861; -108.953 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	13
SARM division	6
Formed [2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Brett Robertson
• Governing body	RM of Cut Knife No. 439 Council
• Administrator	Don McCallum
• Office location	Cut Knife
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	653 km2 (252 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	364
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Cut Knife No. 439 (2016 population: 364) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Cut Knife No. 439 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. ^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Cut Knife

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Special service areas

• Rockhaven (dissolved as a village, December 31, 2007)

Localities

• Cutoff Junction
• Gallivan
• Tatsfield
• Wilbert

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	523	—
1986	525	+0.4%
1991	509	−3.0%
1996	486	−4.5%
2001	448	−7.8%
2006	390	−12.9%
2011	359	−7.9%
2016	364	+1.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [5] [6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Cut Knife No. 439 had a population of 415 living in 179 of its 364 total private dwellings, a change of 14% from its 2016 population of 364. With a land area of 651.33 km² (251.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.7/sq mi) in 2021. ^[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Cut Knife No. 439 recorded a population of 364 living in 163 of its 370 total private dwellings, a 1.4% change from its 2011 population of 359. With a land area of 653 km² (252 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Attractions

• Clayton McLain Memorial Museum
• World's Largest Tomahawk
• Chief Poundmaker Historical Center
• Atton Lake Regional Park
• Table Mountain Regional Park

Government

The RM of Cut Knife No. 439 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. ^[3] The reeve of the RM is Brett Robertson while its administrator is Don McCallum. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Cut Knife. ^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 21
• Saskatchewan Highway 40
• Saskatchewan Highway 674
• Canadian Pacific Railway
• Cut Knife Airport

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

References

1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: RM of Cut Knife No. 439". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
5. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.