Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°34′05″N 105°40′41″W / 52.568°N 105.678°W / 52.568; -105.678^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division15SARM division5Formed^[2]January 1, 1913Government

^[3]

• ReeveDerreck Kolla • Governing bodyRM of Hoodoo No. 401 Council • AdministratorMadsine Madsen • Office locationCudworthArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land810.58 km² (312.97 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total675 • Density0.8/km² (2/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTArea code(s)306 and 639Highway(s)Highway 2
Highway 41
Highway 777Waterway(s)Wakaw Lake
Arthur Lake
Marie Lake
Boucher Lake

The Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401 (2016 population: 675) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and SARM Division No. 5.

History

The RM of Hoodoo No. 401 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

Resort villages

Wakaw Lake

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets^[5]

Localities

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	856	—
1986	824	−3.7%
1991	699	−15.2%
1996	676	−3.3%
2001	701	+3.7%
2006	804	+14.7%
2011	706	−12.2%
2016	675	−4.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Hoodoo No. 401 had a population of 802 living in 367 of its 824 total private dwellings, a change of 18.8% from its 2016 population of 675. With a land area of 786.69 km² (303.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km² (2.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Hoodoo No. 401 recorded a population of 675 living in 293 of its 802 total private dwellings, a -4.4% change from its 2011 population of 706. With a land area of 810.58 km² (312.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km² (2.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Attractions

Wakaw Lake
Wakaw Heritage Museum
Wakaw Lake Regional Park
Prud'homme Providence Museum

Government

The RM of Hoodoo No. 401 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 Derreck Kolla while its administrator is Madsine Madsen.^[3] The RM's office is located in Cudworth.^[3]

Transportation

References

^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Municipality Details: RM of Hoodoo No. 401". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.