The Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

within Census Division No. 15 and Division No. 5.

History

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

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

Towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

Wakaw Wakaw, Saskatchewan, is a town northeast of Saskatoon and south of Prince Albert. It is about halfway between the two cities and is served by Highway 2, Highway 41, and Highway 312. Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the ...

* Cudworth ; Resort villages *

Wakaw Lake Wakaw Lake is a lake in the RM of Hoodoo No. 401 in the central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is about north-east of Saskatoon and south of Prince Albert. It takes its name from a Cree word meaning "crooked", referring ...

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;

Organized hamlet In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan ha ...

s * Balone Beach * Cudsaskwa Beach ;Localities * Berard Beach * Bonne Madone * Domremy Beach * Ens * Lepine * Nelson Beach * Nickorick Beach

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, the RM of Hoodoo No. 401 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Hoodoo No. 401 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

* 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. The reeve of the RM is Glenn Ledray while its administrator is Fay Stuart. The RM's office is located in Cudworth.

Transportation

Saskatchewan Highway 2 Highway 2 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the longest highway in Saskatchewan at 809 km (503 mi). The highway has a few divided sections but is mostly undivided. However, only about near Moo ...

Saskatchewan Highway 41 Highway 41 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 5 in Saskatoon to Highway 3 / Highway 6 in Melfort. The highway also intersects Highway 2. It is about long. Route description Inside Sa ...

Saskatchewan Highway 777 Saskatchewan is a province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the United States (Montana and North Dako ...

Cudworth Municipal Airport Cudworth Municipal Airport is located adjacent to Cudworth, Saskatchewan, Canada. See also * List of airports in Saskatchewan * Cudworth Airport Cudworth Airport was located west south-west of Cudworth, Saskatchewan, Canada. Se ...

Cudworth Airport Cudworth Airport was located west south-west of Cudworth, Saskatchewan, Canada. See also * List of airports in Saskatchewan * List of defunct airports in Canada This is an alphabetical list of abandoned airports in Canada Can ...

* WRI Railway

References

{{Authority control H * Division No. 15, Saskatchewan